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Schoolgirl left in coma after ‘doctors dismissed meningitis symptoms as common cold’

Mercury Press & Media

A schoolgirl was left fighting for her life after doctors dismissed meningitis symptoms as a common cold.

In June last year, Harri, then 12, had an average cold suffering from a runny rose and headache but after a week things took a turn for the worst.

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