Meningitis outbreak: Students in university halls in Kent to be offered vaccine

Students queuing for antibiotics outside a building at the University of Kent in Canterbury (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

Students in university halls in Kent are to be offered the meningitis B vaccine, Wes Streeting has said, as officials work to stem the spread of infection in an “unprecedented” outbreak.

The Health Secretary said most students would not already be vaccinated against menB, adding that the jabs will begin in the next few days.