The University of Kent said it had closed the queue for vaccines on its Canterbury campus ‘due to capacity’ (Gareth Fuller/PA)More than 100 students in Kent have been turned away while trying to get a meningitis vaccine after officials closed the queue. At 4.10pm on Thursday, students were still trying to join the queue but security staff turned them away. Currently, nine of the 15 confirmed cases are known to be caused by menB. More than 8,500 antibiotics and 1,600 vaccines have been now given to eligible people in Kent amid the meningitis outbreak. Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Prof May said: “Typically, you would expect to see sporadic cases of meningitis, typically individual patients.

Source: Irish Independent March 20, 2026 00:59 UTC