"After two people a student at the university in Canterbury and a year 13 pupil called Juliette from Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Faversham died and 13 more have been hospitalised following an outbreak of meningitis in Kent, precautionary antibiotics were being handed out for a second day. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed on Tuesday that the strain of meningitis B, known as menB, is behind at least four of the cases in the outbreak."
"By 9am, dozens of students were waiting to collect the medicine and the mood in the queue was an anxious one. Those waiting stood well apart and wore face masks not seen en masse since the Covid pandemic. Those without masks fashioned face coverings with scarves and jumpers. Few were talking."
A meningitis B outbreak occurred in Kent, claiming two lives—a University of Kent student and a year 13 pupil from Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Faversham—with 13 additional people hospitalized. The UK Health Security Agency confirmed menB as the cause of at least four cases. In response, precautionary antibiotics were distributed for a second day at the University of Kent's Senate building. Students queued anxiously, maintaining distance and wearing masks reminiscent of the Covid pandemic. The university described the situation as very sad and worrying. Exam assessments were moved online following the outbreak.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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