There is a desperate race to stop the spread of meningitis following an alarming outbreak in Kent, with hundreds of people urged to act now to stem the spread of the potentially deadly disease.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which is investigating the outbreak that left two young people dead and others in hospital, said cases of meningitis seen in Kent have been confirmed as meningitis B. The majority of young people born before 2015 are not protected against meningitis B unless they have had the jab privately. It was introduced on the NHS for babies in 2015. Hundreds of people who visited Club Chemistry in Canterbury on March 5, 6 or 7 were told to come forward for preventative antibiotic treatment as a "precautionary measure". The UKHSA said on Monday evening that it was continuing to investigate the outbreak of meningitis, with 13 cases notified since March 13, including two deaths.
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