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Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

People don't need to buy a meningitis vaccine, Streeting says

Private meningitis vaccination is unnecessary for the general public despite an unprecedented outbreak in Kent; targeted vaccination and antibiotics are being provided to affected university students.
Coronavirus
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Meningitis outbreak: Symptoms, how to test and what to avoid after two die in Kent

Two deaths and at least 13 meningitis cases reported in Kent; health officials distributing antibiotics to University of Kent students as precautionary measure.
Coronavirus
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Uni student among two dead in Kent meningitis outbreak

Two deaths and 11 hospitalizations from an invasive meningitis outbreak in Canterbury, primarily affecting University of Kent students aged 18-21, with over 30,000 people being contacted and antibiotics distributed.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

People don't need to buy a meningitis vaccine, Streeting says

Private meningitis vaccination is unnecessary for the general public despite an unprecedented outbreak in Kent; targeted vaccination and antibiotics are being provided to affected university students.
Coronavirus
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Meningitis outbreak: Symptoms, how to test and what to avoid after two die in Kent

Two deaths and at least 13 meningitis cases reported in Kent; health officials distributing antibiotics to University of Kent students as precautionary measure.
Coronavirus
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Uni student among two dead in Kent meningitis outbreak

Two deaths and 11 hospitalizations from an invasive meningitis outbreak in Canterbury, primarily affecting University of Kent students aged 18-21, with over 30,000 people being contacted and antibiotics distributed.
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UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 days ago

Covid masks and a silent campus: Inside Kent's worrying' meningitis B outbreak

A meningitis B outbreak in Kent resulted in two deaths and 13 hospitalizations, prompting precautionary antibiotic distribution at the University of Kent and surrounding schools.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Two die and 11 seriously ill in meningitis outbreak at University of Kent

The fast-acting disease is caused by meningococcal bacteria spreading to the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord, which causes meningitis, and infecting the bloodstream, which causes sepsis. The UKHSA said anyone with meningitis and septicaemia symptoms should seek medical help urgently, which could help save lives.
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Higher education
fromTime Out London
1 month ago

The London university that will become part of the UK's first 'super university'

Greenwich and Kent will merge on 1 August 2026 into the London and South East University Group, becoming the UK's third-largest university.
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