US EditionStudents stay indoors during Kent university meningitis outbreak
The UK Health Security Agency is vaccinating 5,000 students and distributing antibiotics to control a meningitis outbreak linked to a nightclub event, with 20 cases under investigation.
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An outbreak of meningococcal disease keeps health authorities in the UK on alert, after at least 20 infections and two deaths were confirmed in southeastern England. The focus is on Canterbury City, where face-to-face exams were even suspended at Kent University to contain the spread.The first case was detected last Friday and most of the cases have been related to a discotheque in Canterbury frequented by students.According to The New York Time…
Hundreds of students queue at university after rollout of meningitis B vaccine
Security walked along the queue handing out blue face masks. Hundreds of students queued to receive a meningitis B vaccine at the University of Kent following a deadly outbreak of the bug in the area. Around 5,000 students from the Canterbury campus of the University of Kent are being offered the jab, alongside courses of antibiotics. During the morning, the Canterbury campus was notably quiet with cafes and sports halls nearly deserted as stude…
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