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Health officials expand meningitis B vaccination program in Kent, targeting year eleven students at affected schools, following outbreak with twenty confirmed cases and three under investigation. Vaccinations begin for year eleven students as a precaution for better long-term protection. Outbreak primarily affects young people, with eighty-seven percent attending Club Chemistry in Canterbury before falling ill. Nine patients required intensive care, with four still in critical condition, and two students have tragically passed away. Lab analysis shows the strain is a group B meningococcus subtype circulating since 2020, responding well to antibiotics and the MenB vaccine.

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