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‘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 21

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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20

Kent meningitis outbreak may have peaked as UKHSA reports slowdown in cases

Experts continue to analyse strain of MenB to understand whether it has become more likely to spread or cause disease

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20

The Kent meningitis outbreak: what is happening and why?

Causes of meningitis, what the public health response has been, and how the situation differs from Covid

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20

Meningitis strain at the centre of Kent outbreak explained

The number of cases linked to the outbreak has reached 29.

Evening Standard · Mar 20

Lisa Snowdon shares symptoms she ‘ignored’ when she ‘almost died’ from meningitis

Broadcaster left warning signs untreated for almost a month and said she is ‘triggered’ by Kent outbreak

The Independent UK · Mar 20

'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

Evening Standard · Mar 20

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.

Evening Standard · Mar 20

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 · Mar 20