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Meningitis vaccines offered to some Year 11 pupils in Kent

BBC News·@Bbc·2 months ago
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Meningitis B vaccinations will be extended to Year 11 pupils at schools in Kent where older students have already received them, health chiefs have said. Vaccinations in the county will be given to 15 and 16-year-olds at four schools as a precautionary measure to "ensure longer-term protection", the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) said. No new meningitis cases have been reported for the third day in a row following the outbreak in Kent earlier this month in which two people died. The UKHSA says the number of confirmed cases remains at 20, while three cases are currently under investigation. The total of 23 confirmed or suspected cases is down from 29 reported on Sunday. Four people remain in intensive care. The UKHSA confirmed on Monday that it had also vaccinated more than 10,600 people so far. Over 13,300 doses of antibiotics have also been administered, it added. Meningitis vaccines for the Year 11 pupils will be delivered in the affected schools.…

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