Students in Kent to be given meningitis jabs

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Students in Kent to be given meningitis jabs

The meningitis outbreak in Kent has been described as "unprecedented" by the health secretary, with 15 cases now reported, two of them fatal.

Students in halls of residence at the University of Kent in Canterbury are to be vaccinated, in a targeted programme, as officials work to stem the spread of infection.

Sky’s science editor Tom Clarke reports from Canterbury.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/meningitis-outbreak-latest-university-student-and-school-pupil-die-as-11-also-fall-ill-13520387

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Date: March 18, 2026