Wellington GP Unable to Offer MenB Vaccine to Students Following Deadly Outbreak

Wellington GP unable to offer MenB vaccine to students following deadly outbreak

The team at Wellington Medical Centre has said they are not able to offer MenB vaccinations to university students yet, following the deadly…

UKHSA issues new meningitis alert as thousands of students take vaccine

Doctors have been urged to don face masks and PPE

Vaccine rollout will save so many lives, says student who recovered from menB

Sophia Speirs was in her first year at the University of Manchester in 2023 when she contracted meningitis B. A university student who nearly died after contracting meningitis B three years ago has said the rollout of a vaccine will save “so many lives”. Sophia Speirs, 22, was in her first year at the University of Manchester when she became deaf in one ear after being severely ill with menB in 2023. After receiving vaccines against four types o…

Second UK university hit by meningitis outbreak as jab rollout begins

The meningitis outbreak has now spread to Canterbury Christ Church University following the deaths of a Kent University student and a sixth form pupil in Kent

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