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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

DARK SECRETS: Meningitis b vaccine scheme widened to include some year 11 pupils in kent - The Real Truth

NHS staff administer a meningitis B vaccination
NHS staff administer a meningitis B vaccination at the University of Kent campus. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

The meningitis B vaccination programme will be expanded to include year 11 pupils at schools affected by the outbreak in Kent, health officials have said.

Figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show the number of cases of meningitis have fallen from 29 on Sunday, when 20 cases were confirmed and a further nine were under investigation, to 20 confirmed cases with a further three under investigation, as of 12.30pm on Monday.

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