meningitis

Teenagers from 15 should be given free meningitis B vaccine, say experts

All teenagers should be offered a free vaccine against meningitis B (MenB) at around the age of 15, UK experts…

2 weeks ago

Free NHS meningitis jab available for some teenagers – what you need to know

The MenB vaccine was added to the UK NHS childhood immunisation programme for babies born on or after 1 July…

2 weeks ago

What you need to know about latest meningitis cluster

After a fourth case of meningitis B has been confirmed in Reading, BBC South's health correspondent Alastair Fee shares what…

2 months ago

What we know about the Reading Meningitis B cases

Two people ill with meningitis in Reading have been confirmed as pupils at two schools Source link

2 months ago

Three young people contract meningitis in Weymouth

Young people are to be offered the MenB vaccine after three cases of meningitis were confirmed. Source link

3 months ago

Are UK students at risk of more deadly meningitis outbreaks?

The Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, has asked independent experts in the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to look…

4 months ago

NHS waited two days before raising alarm about meningitis outbreak

Experts say the wait was indefensible and possibly delayed identification of the outbreak. Source link

4 months ago

Inside Health – Could the Kent meningitis outbreak happen again?

Available for over a yearLittle over a week on from the first meningitis cases in Canterbury, many crucial questions remain.…

4 months ago

Meningitis outbreak passes peak, says health agency

"We could still see cases continuing to come in, we need to keep an eye on those, the UKHSA says.…

4 months ago

Five questions that still need answering about the meningitis outbreak

The size and speed of the outbreak which has now affected 29 people, killing two of them, has been labelled…

4 months ago