Meningitis Vaccine Advice

Despite the outbreak of Meningitis in Kent, the Men B vaccines remains limited to:

Those under the age of 2 years old (you do not need to contact the surgery for this, this will be given as part of the childhood vaccines and children will continue to be called in routinely for this)

Everyone who has been offered preventative antibiotic treatment as part of this outbreak.

At the present time, this includes

a. Students at the University of Kent who are normally resident on the Canterbury

Campus, including those who may have now travelled home. Some staff living

or working in these Halls of Residence have also been offered antibiotic

prophylaxis.

b. Students in relevant halls of residence or other private dwellings who attend

other universities in Canterbury and have been advised to take an antibiotic

due to a close contact.

c. Individuals who attended Club Chemistry from 5 March until it closed

voluntarily on March 16.

d. Sixth form or other year groups and education settings in Kent where there are

confirmed or probable cases.