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Why is this meningitis outbreak so explosive?/in /by
There have been 20 cases since the weekend in one small area of Kent - but this isn't the normal pattern, so what could have happened?
Why has this meningitis outbreak spread so fast?/in /by
There have been 20 cases since the weekend in one small area of Kent - but this isn't the normal pattern, so what could have happened?
Why is MenB vaccine not given to teenagers in UK and should they be offered it?/in /by
Students and older teens are not routinely vaccinated against the meningitis strain behind the Kent outbreak.
People don’t need to buy a meningitis vaccine, Streeting says/in /by
Vaccines are being offered to 5,000 students at the University of Kent, where there is a outbreak.
Mother ‘absolutely shocked’ to find daughter had meningitis/in /by
Khali Goodwin's daughter Keeleigh is recovering after being admitted to hospital with meningitis.
Scotland’s assisted dying bill rejected after emotional debate/in /by
Scotland would have become the first part of the UK to legalise the process had MSPs backed the proposals.
Scotland’s assisted dying bill rejected after emotional debate/in /by
Scotland would have become the first part of the UK to legalise the process had MSPs backed the proposals.
Judge blocks RFK Jr’s changes to US childhood vaccine schedule/in /by
Kennedy had slashed the number of recommended vaccines from 17 to 11, sparking a backlash from health experts.
Judge blocks RFK Jr’s changes to US childhood vaccine schedule/in /by
Kennedy had slashed the number of recommended vaccines from 17 to 11, sparking a backlash from health experts.
Parents of teen who died in 2025 call for more government support/in /by
Helen and Lee Draper lost their daughter Megan to meningitis in October 2025.