Anonymous14 days ago
A meningitis B outbreak linked to the University of Kent and a Canterbury nightclub has killed 2 people and sickened at least 29 since mid-March 2026, prompting an emergency vaccination campaign for 5,000 students. The outbreak has exposed a decade-long gap in the UK's MenB vaccination policy that left university-age students unprotected, and triggered a fierce debate over whether COVID-era comparisons are helping or harming the public health response.