Nine-month-old baby girl battles meningitis in intensive care as outbreak continues Nala-Rose Fletcher will be left with lasting difficulties for the rest of her life, her parents said The Independent UK · Mar 18
Number of meningitis cases investigated in Kent rises to 20 Thousands of students to be offered vaccines in response to quickest-growing outbreak experts have seen The Guardian - UK · Mar 18
Author Michael Rosen urges people to ‘look everywhere’ for meningitis rash The children’s author’s son, Eddie, died from the infection in 1999 aged 18. Evening Standard · Mar 18
Author Michael Rosen speaks out about teen son’s death from meningitis Eddie had been put to bed after taking ibuprofen and paracetamol, and was dead by morning The Independent UK · Mar 18
What is Meningitis and How to Stay Safe from it as UK Health Cases Trigger National Incident The UK Health Security Agency has declared the meningitis outbreak at the University of Kent a national incident, urging students to get vaccinated. International Business Times UK · Mar 18
Students in halls in Kent to be offered meningitis B vaccine over coming days Some 15 cases of meningitis have so far been reported to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), including two deaths. Evening Standard · Mar 18
Baby critically ill as 'unprecedented' meningitis outbreak spreads A nine-month-old is in intensive care as the number of cases reaches 15 and officials warn the figure may still rise Evening Standard · Mar 17
Meningitis: Health chiefs dealing with ‘explosive’ and ‘unprecedented’ outbreak Some 15 cases of meningitis have so far been reported to the UK Health Security Agency, including two deaths. Evening Standard · Mar 17
‘It’s like Covid II’: Canterbury’s student hangouts left empty by meningitis scare Many have left for the Easter holiday early after in-person university assessments were cut and exams moved online The Guardian - 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
Covid masks and an eerily silent campus: Inside Kent’s ‘worrying’ meningitis B outbreak Students queuing for antibiotics at the University of Kent describe the impact a deadly outbreak of meningitis is having on campus life The Independent UK · Mar 17
Kent meningitis outbreak: a timeline of the health authorities’ response The cases recorded so far have all been linked to a nightclub popular with students in Canterbury 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
Evening Standard · Mar 17 Surge in pharmacy bookings for meningitis jabs amid Kent outbreak Superdrug told the Press Association that bookings for its service are 65 times higher than a week ago.
The Guardian - UK · 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 Independent UK · Mar 17 Meningitis B latest: Health chiefs dealing with unprecedented ‘super-spreader’ event as outbreak reaches London ‘This is by far the quickest-growing outbreak I’ve ever seen,’ says deputy chief medical officer as 15 cases recorded
The Independent UK · Mar 17 Meningitis B confirmed as strain behind deadly Kent outbreak Some cases of meningitis in Kent have been confirmed as meningitis B, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) told the Press Association, adding it will confirm the other cases “when we have the full results”.
The Independent UK · Mar 17 Meningitis outbreak: Students queue for medication in ‘Covid-esque’ scenes IN FULL
Evening Standard · Mar 17 People who attended nightclub urged to get antibiotics amid meningitis outbreak A Year 13 pupil in Faversham and a student at the University of Kent have died in the outbreak.
The Independent UK · Mar 16 Headteacher pays tribute to student who died after meningitis outbreak IN FULL
Evening Standard · Mar 16 Pictured: Teenager who died in Canterbury meningitis outbreak as family 'beyond devastated' Juliette’s head teacher said she was ‘kind, thoughtful and intelligent’
The Independent UK · Mar 16 Nightclub customers urged to ‘come forward’ for treatment after meningitis outbreak IN FULL
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16 ‘The videos are terrifying’: students describe spreading panic amid Kent meningitis outbreak Students queue for antibiotics in Canterbury and worry about who they have been in contact with, as exams are moved online
The Independent UK · Mar 16 Third school confirms meningitis diagnosis as student hospitalised amid outbreak A third school in Kent has confirmed a student diagnosis of meningitis, adding to growing concerns in the region. The BBC report Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys announced that a year 13 student has been admitted to hospital with the illness. The headmaster conveyed his concern in a letter…