"It's quite scary. Like, just like, I can't believe it. It's just insane. Yeah, it's actually happening since Covid. I thought this literally never happened again, and then I'm in like, a massive queue. It's completely unbelievable. I never thought this would happen again."
"We've been told that we don't even know if the pill that they give you is actually going to help us."
"There is a decline in infant and teenage vaccination rates which is leaving youngsters vulnerable to the disease, UKHSA warns."
A meningitis outbreak has affected teenagers in Kent, with multiple cases confirmed and at least one death reported. Two brothers attended a party where one guest was later diagnosed with meningitis, while another person from their social circle was already hospitalized in an induced coma. Schools implemented preventive measures, including restricting Year 13 students from attending lessons and distributing precautionary antibiotics to exposed individuals at the University of Kent. A 19-year-old collapsed and required emergency airlifting to hospital after initially experiencing headaches. The UK Health Security Agency has warned that declining infant and teenage vaccination rates are leaving young people vulnerable to the disease.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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