UK meningitis outbreak total rises to 34 cases
NHS Kent and Medway reported that 5,794 vaccines had been administered and 11,010 courses of antibiotics handed out in Kent as of yesterday evening.
The meningitis outbreak centered in Kent in the UK has grown to 34 linked cases — up from 29 — as hundreds of students lined up for a third straight day to be vaccinated.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said in an update this morning that 23 cases have been confirmed, with a further 11 cases that “remain under investigation”.
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More than 400 people — students and others eligible — queued outside the University of Kent campus clinic for meningitis jabs at the start of the weekend.
NHS Kent and Medway reported that 5,794 vaccines had been administered and 11,010 courses of antibiotics handed out in Kent as of yesterday evening.
Two students have died in the outbreak. They were 18-year-old Juliette Kenny, who was described by her family as “fit, healthy and strong” before her death, and a University of Kent student