Meningitis: Jab rollout to 5,000 university campus students begins

Students wait in line at the campus at the University of Kent in Canterbury (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

The rollout of a meningitis B vaccine to about 5,000 students from a Canterbury campus has begun, the University of Kent has said.

In partnership with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the university is rolling out vaccines from Wednesday to protect students and is continuing to offer thousands of doses of antibiotics to students and staff.