A vaccination programme will take place to immunise students living in University of Kent halls of residence in Canterbury against meningitis B, Wes Streeting has announced.
It follows the outbreak of meningitis in the county, where two young people have died and others are in hospital.
Some cases have been confirmed as meningitis B, health officials have said, as hundreds of people are being urged to get antibiotics to stem the spread of infection.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which is investigating said it would confirm the strain seen in other cases “when we have the full results”.
The Health Secretary said most students would not already be vaccinated, and the jabs will begin in the next few days.
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