Young people are encouraged to get the free jab after the outbreak of the disease in Kent this year.

YOUNGSTERS heading to university have been urged to get a free meningitis vaccine on the NHS, following a deadly outbreak of ...

Leo Strider spent five days in a coma after contracting meningitis at university in 2024 A student who spent five days in an ...

The UK is currently facing a meningitis outbreak, especially in the younger population. The outbreak started in Kent, south-east of England, and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is investigating ...

It comes after a series of outbreaks of meningitis, with the most serious being in Kent earlier this year which left two ...

Teenagers should be offered meningitis B jab on NHS, Government advisers say - It comes after a series of outbreaks of ...

Meg Draper, 18, died of meningitis B just weeks after she started university.

Our expert guide to the disease, including the symptoms to watch out for, who is most at risk and how to protect yourself ...

All teenagers in Britain should be offered free vaccinations against deadly meningitis, government advisers recommended.

Pharmacies across England are now offering a free vaccine for many young people.

All 15-year-old children in the UK should be offered the vaccine against meningitis B (MenB) in the wake of fatal outbreaks ...

A million young people in the UK will be offered a vaccine to help protect against meningitis B. The one-off programme has been launched after concerns over the UK's largest and fastest growing ...