Students in uni halls in UK's Kent to be offered meningitis jab

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2026-03-17

London (PA Media/dpa) - Students in university halls in the south-eastern English county of Kent are to be offered the meningitis B vaccine, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said, as officials work to stem the spread of infection in an "unprecedented" outbreak. Streeting said most students would not already be vaccinated against meningitis B, adding that the jabs will begin in the next few days. He told lawmakers: "This is an unprecedented outb......

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