{"id":327651,"date":"2026-03-19T21:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/expert-on-whether-the-kent-meningitis-outbreak-will-spread-across-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T21:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:00:24","slug":"expert-on-whether-the-kent-meningitis-outbreak-will-spread-across-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/expert-on-whether-the-kent-meningitis-outbreak-will-spread-across-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert on whether the Kent meningitis outbreak will spread across the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/3Nz8OnDs6IE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Expert on whether the Kent meningitis outbreak will spread across the UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Nz8OnDs6IE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Government has expanded the vaccination programme against the deadly meningitis B outbreak as the number of known and suspected infections climbed to 27.<\/p>\n<p>Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced that more students in Kent and anyone who attended the nightclub at the centre of the outbreak will also be eligible for jabs.<\/p>\n<p>Today he visited the University of Kent, which one of the 2 students who died attended, and insisted the risk to the wider public is &quot;extremely low&quot;.<\/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>The Government has expanded the vaccination programme against the deadly meningitis B outbreak as the number of known and suspected infections climbed to 27. 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