The UK Health Security Agency confirmed 18 meningitis cases linked to a Kent outbreak with 11 more under investigation, prompting experts to consider expanding meningitis B vaccine eligibility beyond current recipients. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation will review vaccination policy after Health Secretary Wes Streeting requested examination of wider eligibility, with health officials warning cases could spread as students return home for Easter.
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The UK Health Security Agency confirmed 18 meningitis cases linked to a Kent outbreak with 11 more under investigation, prompting experts to consider expanding meningitis B vaccine eligibility beyond current recipients. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation will review vaccination policy after Health Secretary Wes Streeting requested examination of wider eligibility, with health officials warning cases could spread as students return home for Easter.