NHS to offer second MenB vaccine after deadly Kent outbreak

Author: bbc.comPublished on: April 11, 2026Country: United Kingdom
Health
NHS to offer second MenB vaccine after deadly Kent outbreak

Almost 12,000 people who received meningitis B vaccinations following an outbreak last month in Kent will be offered a second dose starting next week. Two people died and another 19 were confirmed to have the disease. Students living in university halls and those who attended a nightclub connected to the outbreak are among those being offered the jabs.

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