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Meningitis vaccine rollout begins but why is the jab important?

About 5,000 students will be offered a jab alongside courses of antibiotics.

Evening Standard · Mar 18

How can I get a Meningitis B vaccine?

Two people have died and at least 15 are seriously ill following an outbreak of Meningitis B in Kent

Evening Standard · Mar 18

Opioid addiction almost destroyed me – then I became a top marathon runner

After years of hiding his substance abuse, Ken Rideout finally confessed to his wife. It was the start of a difficult and rewarding journey, which led to athletic success in his 50s

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18

Warning issued as bookings for meningitis vaccine surge across UK after Kent outbreak

It comes after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed that some cases in the Kent outbreak are meningitis B

The Independent UK · Mar 17

Streeting defends response to ‘unprecedented’ meningitis B outbreak as cases ‘linked to super-spreader event’

‘Highest number of cases seen in one weekend,’ says UKHSA chief as health secretary defends agency’s speed of action

The Independent UK · Mar 17

Meningitis B outbreak: Inside UK health agency response to Kent crisis which left two dead

Some 15 cases of meningitis have so far been reported to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in Kent

The Independent UK · Mar 17

Meningitis is back – and here is why

After two deaths, it’s right to be concerned and to discuss investment in public health. But our system is good and it’s working, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17

Desperate parents calling pharmacies for meningitis jab as stocks run low

Supplies becoming sparse amid rise in demand since Kent outbreak, which has killed two and left 13 seriously ill

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17

Meningitis outbreak: Students in university halls in Kent to be offered vaccine

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said most students would not already be vaccinated against meningitis B.

Evening Standard · Mar 17

Kent students to be offered targeted meningitis B jabs after two more cases

Vaccination programme to be launched on Canterbury campus as strain B of disease identified in fatal outbreak

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17