The meningitis B vaccination programme in Kent has been expanded to include year 11 pupils at four schools with confirmed or suspected cases, as confirmed case numbers fell to 20 with three under investigation as of Monday. The outbreak, linked to a nightclub in Canterbury and affecting predominantly young adults with a median age of 19, has claimed two lives and hospitalized all patients, though health officials confirmed the strain responds to existing vaccines and antibiotics.
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The meningitis B vaccination programme in Kent has been expanded to include year 11 pupils at four schools with confirmed or suspected cases, as confirmed case numbers fell to 20 with three under investigation as of Monday. The outbreak, linked to a nightclub in Canterbury and affecting predominantly young adults with a median age of 19, has claimed two lives and hospitalized all patients, though health officials confirmed the strain responds to existing vaccines and antibiotics.