US EditionMeningitis Outbreak: Family of Teen Who Died Call for Wider MenB Vaccine Programme
- On Saturday March 14, Juliette Kenny died a day after symptoms appeared, and her family urges wider access to the menB vaccine for lasting change.
- The menB jab was introduced for babies in 2015, so most born before then lack routine protection unless privately vaccinated, with the Meningitis Research Foundation saying JCVI judged wider coverage for teenagers and young adults not cost-effective.
- The UKHSA reported 27 suspected or confirmed meningitis cases, with nine linked to menB, and is contacting 30,000 students and staff; over 100 students were turned away on Thursday.
- A new vaccination centre will open at Faversham Health Centre on Friday from 09:00, with jabs also offered at Vicarage Lane Clinic in Ashford and extended to Club Chemistry attendees, affected pupils, and university students.
- Forty MPs have urged a swift JCVI review and catch-up vaccination programmes, while the Meningitis Research Foundation pressed the government to 'decide now to save lives' amid an unusually rapid outbreak.
30 Articles
30 Articles
The Minister of Health announced the expansion of vaccination criteria, so that vaccination will be offered to anyone who stayed at a nightclub considered a hotbed of infection between March 5 and 15.
Family of teen killed by meningitis say she was ‘gone in 12 hours’ as they reveal first symptoms and urge wider vaccine access
The family of a teenage girl who died from meningitis has spoken out after her condition deteriorated with devastating speed, just 12 hours after the first signs of illness appeared.Juliette Kenny, 18, passed away on March 14, having been in perfect health only days earlier.The year 13 pupil at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Faversham had completed her PE A-level practical assessment merely two days before falling ill.Her father, Michael Ke…
The Northern Echo
perspectivemedia.comFamily of teenager who died after meningitis outbreak call for better protection
Juliette Kenny is one of two students who have died following the outbreak of meningitis B in Kent.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
