{"id":327485,"date":"2026-03-19T15:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/number-of-meningitis-cases-linked-to-kent-outbreak-rises-to-27\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:00:05","slug":"number-of-meningitis-cases-linked-to-kent-outbreak-rises-to-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/number-of-meningitis-cases-linked-to-kent-outbreak-rises-to-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Number of meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak rises to 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mTAdSnX8GR8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Number of meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak rises to 27\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mTAdSnX8GR8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The number of meningitis cases confirmed or under investigation in Kent has risen to 27, according to the UK&#8217;s Health Security Agency.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Students at the University of Kent in Canterbury have been told to come forward for antibiotics, while 5,000 students have been invited to take up a vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of meningitis cases confirmed or under investigation in Kent has risen to 27, according to the UK&#8217;s Health Security Agency. 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