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Lisa Snowdon almost died after contracting meningitis

Model/broadcaster Lisa Snowdon has revealed she almost died after contracting meningitis - revealing doctors called her parents and told them to "come and say goodbye".

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No new cases of meningitis linked to Kent outbreak reported – UKHSA

Health Secretary Wes Streeting praised the ‘Herculean efforts’ to protect people.

Evening Standard

Meningitis B cases in the UK drop as authorities expand vaccination

The number of confirmed cases in the Kent meningitis B outbreak has fallen to 29 following laboratory reclassification, according to United Kingdom health authorities.

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Meningitis B latest: Streeting praises ‘herculean efforts’ of NHS staff as meningitis cases fall

About 9,000 jabs and over 12,000 courses of preventative treatments have been handed out

The Independent UK

Second UK site reports student ill with suspected meningitis 'not linked to Kent outbreak'

It comes after two people died from meningitis in Kent last week

Evening Standard

Streeting praises ‘Herculean efforts’ in meningitis outbreak

The number of cases of meningitis linked to an outbreak in Kent has dropped.

Evening Standard

Number of confirmed meningitis cases linked to fatal Kent outbreak drops to 20

Three cases previously confirmed reclassified by UK Health Security Agency after further testing

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Meningitis cases in Kent drop as vaccine rollout continues

The total number of cases confirmed or under investigation has fallen from 34 on Saturday to 29 on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak fall after additional testing

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The Independent UK

Over 8,000 meningitis vaccines handed out in Kent as queues improve over weekend

Some 23 cases have been confirmed alongside 11 that ‘remain under investigation’, the UK Health Security Agency said.

Evening Standard

Towie star hospitalised with viral meningitis and encephalitis

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The Independent UK

Towie star Jordan Brook reveals he has meningitis in update from hospital bed

‘The Only Way is Essex’ star’s case is not connected to the outbreak of meningitis in Kent, where cases have now risen to 34

The Independent UK

Meningitis B cases rise to 34 in Canterbury-linked UK outbreak; two dead – All you need to know

The number of meningitis B cases linked to an outbreak in Canterbury, UK, has risen to 34, with five new infections reported, British health authorities said on Saturday.

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Meningitis outbreak grows with five more suspected cases identified

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Evening Standard

Meningitis cases rise to 34 as health experts continue to investigate outbreak

The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed 34 cases linked to meningitis

Evening Standard

Meningitis cases rise to 34 from 29 as students queue for third day for vaccines

NHS Kent and Medway said 5,794 vaccines had been administered, and 11,010 antibiotics handed out, in Kent as of Friday evening.

The Independent UK

University of Kent student who survived meningitis infection ‘could not see or talk’

Law student Annabelle Mackay says she is ‘grateful to be alive and be here’

The Guardian - UK

‘Something I’ve never felt since Covid. It was scarier’: the shock and pain of Kent’s meningitis outbreak

How infections linked to a nightclub escalated into a public health incident requiring a national response is a puzzle experts are still grappling with

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The Independent UK

Thousands to gather for enthronement of first female Archbishop of Canterbury

Dame Sarah Mullally is expected to arrive in Canterbury on Sunday, at the end of a six-day walking pilgrimage from London

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on meningitis in Kent: we must not take public health systems for granted

Editorial: This frightening outbreak is not yet over, and serves as a reminder of why plans to manage infectious diseases exist

The Guardian - UK

Experts consider expanding meningitis vaccine eligibility after Kent outbreak

Scientific advisory committee to examine impact of offering routine MenB jabs to wider range of people

Evening Standard

Meningitis: Parts of UK could see ‘sporadic’ but ‘containable’ clusters

Some 18 cases of meningitis have been confirmed, alongside a further 11 ‘probable cases’ – all with links to Kent.

Evening Standard

Mother’s campaign for menB jab catch-up programme gains renewed momentum

Marrissa Mullans said her son Alfie, who died at 18 almost three years ago, would be ‘devastated’ by events in Kent.

The Independent UK

Calls for government to fund meningitis B vaccination programme for 16 to 23-year-olds

Marrissa Mullans’ petition has gained momentum following the recent outbreak in Kent

Evening Standard

Fact check: Meningitis B vaccine and false ‘lockdown’ claim

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

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