Students are being warned not to mistake the early symptoms of meningitis for a bad hangover. They are also being urged to put vaccinations on their to-do list for university to protect against a number of life-threatening illnesses.
The warning comes as Freshers' Weeks are due to begin shortly at universities across the country. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has reminded young people and their parents to check they are up to date with jabs against serious diseases including meningitis, septicaemia and measles.
As the inevitable mixing of masses of students from across the UK and overseas draws near, students are being asked to arrange to get any vaccines they might have missed. Meningitis charities have joined the call, warning that the disease can be difficult to distinguish from a bad hangover in its early stages.
