The Latest Breaking News from UKHSA

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 · Mar 21

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 Independent UK · Mar 21

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21

Health chiefs warn deadly meningitis B strain mutation could be fuelling rapid spread

The Bexsero vaccine used to protect against meningitis B should protect against the strain identified

The Independent UK · Mar 20

Meningitis: Family describe ‘immeasurable loss’ as cases rise to 29

Juliette Kenny, 18, died one day after first showing symptoms, which were vomiting and discolouration in her cheeks.

Evening Standard · Mar 20

Meningitis B latest: Cases linked to outbreak fall as infections downgraded but experts call for ‘vigilance’

Experts warned a wave of secondary cases may be yet to come

The Independent UK · Mar 20

Students given meningitis vaccination deadline after dozens turned away

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The Independent UK · Mar 19

More than 100 students turned away for meningitis vaccine ‘due to capacity’

The university said the vaccination clinic will reopen on Friday from 9am to 5pm and advised people to be in the queue by 2pm

The Independent UK · Mar 19

More people offered meningitis B jab after new cases are confirmed

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The Independent UK · Mar 19

Who is eligible? New meningitis vaccine expansion explained

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed that the meningitis B vaccines will be given to more people in Kent

The Independent UK · Mar 19