'Happened so fast': UK students panicked by meningitis outbreak
The Peninsula
Canterbury, United Kingdom: Hundreds of masked up students queued Wednesday to get vaccinated at the UK university campus at the heart of a deadly men...
Canterbury, United Kingdom: Hundreds of masked-up students queued Wednesday to get vaccinated at the UK university campus at the heart of a deadly meningitis outbreak, as the number of cases rose to 20.
"It's quite a concerning thing. It all happened so fast," said Jack Jordan, a 19-year-old student at the University of Kent in southeast England, where the first case was reported on Friday.
By the weekend, one university student and one schoolgirl had died of the infection, with several others seriously ill in hospital in the outbreak.
At least 200 students formed a long queue at the grassy campus near the medieval city of Canterbury, as the university rolled-out a targeted vaccination programme for meningitis B -- a deadly bacterial strain.
Students wearing face masks queue up to get vaccinated at the University of Kent in Canterbury, southeast England on March 18, 2026, following an outbreak of meningitis. Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP
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