UK school leavers and new students to be offered meningitis B vaccine
One-off programme to begin in July after recent MenB outbreaks in Kent, Dorset and Berkshire killed three people Teenagers in their final school year and young people starting university will be offered two doses of a vaccine to protect them against meningitis B, the government has announced. The one-off vaccination programme, which will begin in late July, comes after an unprecedented outbreak of meningitis B in Kent earlier this year along with clusters of cases in Dorset and Berkshire that, t
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About 5,000 students were given the MenB vaccine during an outbreak in Canterbury, Kent, in March. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PAView image in fullscreenAbout 5,000 students were given the MenB vaccine during an outbreak in Canterbury, Kent, in March. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PAVaccines and immunisationUK school leavers and new students to be offered meningitis B vaccineOne-off programme to begin in July after recent MenB outbreaks in Kent, Dorset and Berkshire killed three peopleNicola Davis Science correspondentThu 11 Jun 2026 19.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleTeenagers in their final school year and young people starting university will be offered two doses of a vaccine to protect them against meningitis B, the government has announced.The one-off vaccination programme, which…
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