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Hospital trust ‘missed earlier opportunity’ to raise alarm on Kent meningitis case

The hospital trust said it ‘recognised’ it could have notified UKHSA earlier

The Independent UK · Mar 25

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

Evening Standard · Mar 25

Family of police officer who died after crash in Kent say they are ‘broken’

Pc Bradley Corke, 27, was described by his family as a ‘true gentleman’ and ‘one of the finest young men ever to have walked this Earth’.

Evening Standard · Mar 24

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Meningitis B vaccine scheme widened to include some year 11 pupils in Kent

Scheme expanded to four schools with known or suspected cases, as UKHSA figures show number has fallen to 23

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24

MenB jab to be offered to some Year 11 school pupils in Kent as cases fall

As of 12.30pm on Monday, 20 cases of meningitis had been confirmed, with a further three under investigation.

Evening Standard · Mar 24

‘I dismissed my symptoms as food poisoning. Then meningitis almost killed me’

Hannah Ewing, 26, says the bacterial meningitis outbreak in Kent has left her fearful

The Independent UK · Mar 24

No new meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak found, health agency says

UKHSA reports 29 cases, the same figure as on Sunday, raising hopes the outbreak has been well contained

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23

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No new cases of meningitis linked to Kent outbreak reported – UKHSA

Health Secretary Wes Streeting praised the ‘Herculean efforts’ to protect people.

Evening Standard · Mar 23

Meningitis B cases in the UK drop as authorities expand vaccination

The number of confirmed cases in the Kent meningitis B outbreak has fallen to 29 following laboratory reclassification, according to United Kingdom health authorities.

Euronews · Mar 23

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

The Independent UK · Mar 23

Second UK site reports student ill with suspected meningitis 'not linked to Kent outbreak'

It comes after two people died from meningitis in Kent last week

Evening Standard · Mar 22

Streeting praises ‘Herculean efforts’ in meningitis outbreak

The number of cases of meningitis linked to an outbreak in Kent has dropped.

Evening Standard · Mar 22

Number of confirmed meningitis cases linked to fatal Kent outbreak drops to 20

Three cases previously confirmed reclassified by UK Health Security Agency after further testing

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22

Officer dies and another critical after collision responding to ‘immediate call’

Pc Bradley Corke, 27, died on Saturday after the incident in Kent on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Mar 22

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Evening Standard · Mar 22

Meningitis cases in Kent drop as vaccine rollout continues

The total number of cases confirmed or under investigation has fallen from 34 on Saturday to 29 on Sunday.

The Independent UK · Mar 22

Meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak fall after additional testing

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Evening Standard · Mar 22

Over 8,000 meningitis vaccines handed out in Kent as queues improve over weekend

Some 23 cases have been confirmed alongside 11 that ‘remain under investigation’, the UK Health Security Agency said.

The Independent UK · Mar 21

Towie star Jordan Brook reveals he has meningitis in update from hospital bed

‘The Only Way is Essex’ star’s case is not connected to the outbreak of meningitis in Kent, where cases have now risen to 34

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Evening Standard · Mar 21

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.

The Independent UK · Mar 21

University of Kent student who survived meningitis infection ‘could not see or talk’

Law student Annabelle Mackay says she is ‘grateful to be alive and be here’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21

‘Something I’ve never felt since Covid. It was scarier’: the shock and pain of Kent’s meningitis outbreak

How infections linked to a nightclub escalated into a public health incident requiring a national response is a puzzle experts are still grappling with

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20

The Guardian view on meningitis in Kent: we must not take public health systems for granted

Editorial: This frightening outbreak is not yet over, and serves as a reminder of why plans to manage infectious diseases exist

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20

Experts consider expanding meningitis vaccine eligibility after Kent outbreak

Scientific advisory committee to examine impact of offering routine MenB jabs to wider range of people

Evening Standard · Mar 20

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.

Evening Standard · Mar 20

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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