{"id":327777,"date":"2026-03-20T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-as-health-officials-give-update-as-meningitis-cases-rise-again-in-kent\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:00:14","slug":"watch-live-as-health-officials-give-update-as-meningitis-cases-rise-again-in-kent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-live-as-health-officials-give-update-as-meningitis-cases-rise-again-in-kent\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch LIVE as health officials give update as meningitis cases rise again in Kent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mni0ymqRNZc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Watch LIVE as health officials give update as meningitis cases rise again in Kent\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mni0ymqRNZc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Health officials will face questions over their handling of a meningitis outbreak on Friday as the family of a teen who died have described their loss.<\/p>\n<p>More than 100 students in Kent were turned away from a queue on the university\u2019s Canterbury campus while trying to get a meningitis B vaccine on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, health partners are due to attend a media briefing in the county to give updates on the deadly outbreak. Suspected and confirmed cases of meningitis linked to the outbreak have risen to 29.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nFor more of the biggest news stories in the UK and around the world, visit the ITV News YouTube channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Subscribe to ITV News In Full on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ITVNewsInFull\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at: http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Follow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health officials will face questions over their handling of a meningitis outbreak on Friday as the family of a teen who died have described their loss. More than 100 students in Kent were turned away from a queue on the university\u2019s Canterbury campus while trying to get a meningitis B vaccine on Thursday. 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