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Experts consider expanding meningitis vaccine eligibility after Kent outbreak
UK NewsHealth•March 20, 2026 at 5:58 PMNational

Experts consider expanding meningitis vaccine eligibility after Kent outbreak

By Anna Bawden, Isaaq Tomkins and Nicola Davis•The Guardian - UK News

Scientific advisory committee to examine impact of offering routine MenB jabs to wider range of peopleThe Kent meningitis outbreak: what is happening and why?Experts are considering the case for routinely vaccinating more people against meningitis B in response to the fatal outbreak in Kent.The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s review was announced after the health secretary, Wes Streeting, asked it to “re-examine eligibility for meningitis vaccines” for a wider range of people than those who now qualify. Continue reading...

Scientific advisory committee to examine impact of offering routine MenB jabs to wider range of people

Experts are considering the case for routinely vaccinating more people against meningitis B in response to the fatal outbreak in Kent.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s review was announced after the health secretary, Wes Streeting, asked it to “re-examine eligibility for meningitis vaccines” for a wider range of people than those who now qualify.

Continue reading...