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Kent’s meningitis outbreak taught me that post-Covid Britain is not as divided as many feared

The government’s plan was clear and communities have followed its guidance – with young people leading the way, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30

Health chiefs urged to offer meningitis catch-up jabs to teens as true scale of worldwide death toll revealed

Although cases have declined since 1990, it’s not enough to meet WHO goals to reduce global deaths by 50 per cent

The Independent UK · Mar 28

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex's pal gives birth - four years after son, 9, death

Kelly McKee Zajfen and her husband, Julian Zajfen, welcomed a baby boy into the world on March 26 - four years after they lost George, nine, to COVID-19 and viral meningitis.

BANG Premier · Mar 27

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

It is reported a patient first presented to a hospital in Margate on the evening of Wednesday March 11.

Evening Standard · Mar 25

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

My child should have been offered meningitis vaccine by the NHS

Letter: Aimée Hamblin recalls her frustration when she had to get her son vaccinated privately

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24

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