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Queues for Meningitis Vaccine at Kent University as Vaccination Scheme Expanded
Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced expanded meningitis B vaccinations for all University of Kent students and staff amid 27 confirmed or suspected cases in Canterbury.
- On Thursday, Health Secretary Wes Streeting expanded meningitis B vaccination eligibility in Kent, offering jabs to all University of Kent staff and students plus sixth-form pupils at affected schools following a deadly outbreak.
- The UK Health Security Agency confirmed 27 suspected or confirmed cases linked to Canterbury's Club Chemistry, where two people have died, with officials urging anyone who visited between March 5 and 15 to seek care.
- More than 600 vaccinations were administered on the first afternoon as NHS England released 20,000 vaccine doses, with new clinics opening at Faversham Health Centre and Vicarage Lane Clinic in Ashford on Friday.
- Forty MPs signed a letter to the Government on Thursday demanding a national catch-up vaccination program and urged the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to accelerate eligibility reviews.
- Streeting emphasized the risk to the general public remains "extremely low," noting that meningitis cases unrelated to the Canterbury cluster occur annually and stressing the situation "isn't like Covid.
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting visited the University of Kent on Thursday.
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