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Teenagers should be offered meningitis B jab on NHS, Government advisers say

It comes after a series of outbreaks of meningitis, with the most serious being in Kent earlier this year which left two teenagers dead.

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Meningitis outbreak in Reading: Everything we know so far

Close contacts of people linked to the outbreak in the London commuter town are being offered antibiotics as a precaution

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NHS took two days to raise alarm about Kent meningitis outbreak

Dr Des Holden, acting chief executive of East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, told the BBC officials could have acted sooner

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Meningitis B latest: Streeting praises ‘herculean efforts’ of NHS staff as meningitis cases fall

About 9,000 jabs and over 12,000 courses of preventative treatments have been handed out

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Meningitis cases rise to 34 from 29 as students queue for third day for vaccines

NHS Kent and Medway said 5,794 vaccines had been administered, and 11,010 antibiotics handed out, in Kent as of Friday evening.

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Meningitis: Parts of UK could see ‘sporadic’ but ‘containable’ clusters

Some 18 cases of meningitis have been confirmed, alongside a further 11 ‘probable cases’ – all with links to Kent.

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Mother’s campaign for menB jab catch-up programme gains renewed momentum

Marrissa Mullans said her son Alfie, who died at 18 almost three years ago, would be ‘devastated’ by events in Kent.

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Calls for government to fund meningitis B vaccination programme for 16 to 23-year-olds

Marrissa Mullans’ petition has gained momentum following the recent outbreak in Kent

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Meningitis victim’s father says ‘no family should experience this pain and tragedy’

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'Her legacy must be lasting change': Family of schoolgirl, 18, who died in meningitis outbreak demand all young people get vaccine

Family of Kent schoolgirl Juliette Kenny, 18, say their devastation is ‘immeasurable’ after ‘fit and healthy’ teenager died just hours after falling seriously ill

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Family of teenager who died after meningitis outbreak call for better protection

Juliette Kenny is one of two students who have died following the outbreak of meningitis B in Kent.

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Father of meningitis victim, 18, tells of family’s ‘immeasurable’ devastation

Michael Kenny’s daughter Juliette, a sixth-former at a school in Kent, died one day after showing symptoms

The Guardian - UK

Family of girl, 18, who died after meningitis outbreak pay tribute to ‘beautifully positive’ daughter

Juliette Kenny died on Saturday March 14, one day after first showing symptoms which were vomiting and discolouration in her cheeks

The Independent UK

What is behind the UK’s meningitis outbreak and how serious is it?

Cases of MenB linked to Canterbury nightclub have risen to 20, with two deaths, as experts warn of ‘explosive’ outbreak

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Full list of schools with confirmed or suspected cases of meningitis

There have been 15 cases reported to the UKHSA so far, with four confirmed to be meningitis B

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