Meningitis cases rise in England's outbreak. Students are queuing to be vaccinated after two young people died
The number of meningitis cases related to the epidemic outbreak in Kent County, England, has increased to 34 from the previously reported 29, and for the third consecutive day, hundreds of students are queuing to be vaccinated, DPA and PA Media inform on Saturday, according to Agerpres.
This week has shown how devastating and shocking meningitis can be. One day you can be perfectly healthy, full of energy and with all the future ahead of you. In just 24 hours you can reach intensive care, while the bacteria attack the membranes of the brain and infect your blood, notes the BBC.
The latest toll came as more than 400 people, students and other eligible people, queued outside the University of Kent campus clinic to be vaccinated against meningitis at the start of the weekend.
According to the National Health Service (NHS) in Kent and Medway, 5,794 vaccinations have been administered and 11,010 doses of antibiotics have been distributed in Kent since Friday evening.
Currently, six clinics across the county provide antibiotics and vaccines to eligible individuals.
Two people died in the outbreak: an 18-year-old schoolgirl, Juliette Kenny, described by her family as “fit, healthy and strong” before her death, and a University of Kent student.
