{"id":326945,"date":"2026-03-17T21:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wes-streeting-announces-meningitis-vaccination-programme-for-students-in-kent\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T21:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:00:30","slug":"wes-streeting-announces-meningitis-vaccination-programme-for-students-in-kent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wes-streeting-announces-meningitis-vaccination-programme-for-students-in-kent\/","title":{"rendered":"Wes Streeting announces meningitis vaccination programme for students in Kent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Zvo57PaOcpc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Wes Streeting announces meningitis vaccination programme for students in Kent\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zvo57PaOcpc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>It follows the outbreak of meningitis in the county, where two young people have died and others are in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which is investigating said it would confirm the strain seen in other cases \u201cwhen we have the full results\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Health Secretary said most students would not already be vaccinated, and the jabs will begin in the next few days.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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