A one-off Meningitis B vaccine programme will be offered to ~1 million young people in England, Wales, and Scotland, targeting those in their last year of secondary school and 18-25-year-olds entering university/residential further education, due to concerns over recent outbreaks in Kent, Weymouth, and Reading.
A junior school pupil in Reading is being treated for meningitis, the fourth case linked to the same social network, with all cases confirmed as Meningitis B
Lewis Waters, a 17-year-old student, died after contracting meningitis and developing sepsis. His father paid tribute to his "funny, sociable and kind-hearted" son. Two other students in Berkshire are being treated for meningitis, with a social link identified between the cases.
UK health authorities are investigating a meningitis outbreak in Berkshire and Oxfordshire linked to schools and colleges, following one student's death and two hospitalizations. Cases appear connected through social groups, with one confirmed as MenB. Public risk is considered low, but anxiety is high due to a recent deadly outbreak in Kent.
A charity is calling for wider rollout of meningitis vaccines after a teenage boy died from the disease. Two other pupils are being treated for meningitis, with a link identified between the cases. The cost-effectiveness of the MenB vaccine for teenagers is being reviewed.
The father of Lewis Waters, a college student who died from meningitis, has paid tribute to his "funny, sociable, kind-hearted" son. Three cases were reported in Berkshire, including two school pupils. The UK Health Security Agency is offering antibiotics to close contacts.
A meningitis outbreak has been linked to two Berkshire schools following the death of a student at Henley College. The UK Health Security Agency confirmed the news, stating that students from Reading Blue Coat School and Highdown Secondary School are undergoing treatment. Health officials are working with schools to provide advice and precautionary treatment to close contacts, emphasizing that the risk to the wider public remains low.
Lewis Waters, a teenager from The Henley College in Oxfordshire, died from meningitis. Two pupils from Reading schools are being treated for the same disease, with close contacts offered antibiotics as a precaution.
Lewis Waters, a sixth-form pupil at The Henley College, died from meningitis. Two other pupils from Reading schools are being treated for the infection, with close contacts offered antibiotics.
An outbreak of meningococcal meningitis in Berkshire has resulted in one death at Henley College. Cases have also been identified at Reading Blue Coat and Highdown secondary schools, with health officials providing antibiotics to close contacts.
Three meningitis cases in Reading, UK, linked via a social network; one fatality at Henley College, two pupils (Reading Blue Coat & Highdown Secondary) receiving treatment; UKHSA identifies distinct MenB strain, different from recent Kent and Dorset outbreaks.
One young person has died and two are being treated for meningitis in Reading, UK. The UKHSA reports low risk to the public, with targeted notifications to affected schools, including Henley College, where a student's death is suspected to be from meningococcal disease.
A meningitis outbreak in Berkshire, UK, has resulted in one death (a student) and two hospitalizations. Close contacts are receiving precautionary antibiotics. The UKHSA assures the risk to the wider public is low.
