Bacterial meningitis

Inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord due to a bacterial infection

Also known as...

Meningitis, bacterial

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UK Advisers Recommend Meningitis B Jab for Teenagers

UK health advisers say all teenagers should get the meningitis B vaccine after outbreaks killed two people.

Teenagers should get routine meningitis B jabs, vaccine experts say The Times — Jul 16, 16:32 PM
All teenagers should be given meningitis B jab, health watchdog urges, following deadly Kent outbreak Daily Mail — Jul 16, 15:06 PM
Teenagers should be offered meningitis B jab on NHS, Government advisers say The Argus — Jul 16, 13:26 PM
One dead and two more ill after meningitis outbreak in England’s Home Counties: How to protect yourself from the disease Times Of India — May 15, 02:55 AM
Student dies in Reading meningitis outbreak as contacts offered antibiotics The Argus — May 15, 01:54 AM
Student dies in Reading meningitis outbreak as contacts offered antibiotics ITV — May 15, 01:45 AM
Student dies in Reading meningitis outbreak as contacts offered antibiotics The Standard — May 15, 01:45 AM
Student dies in Reading meningitis outbreak as contacts offered antibiotics Belfast Telegraph — May 15, 01:45 AM
14 symptoms of meningitis as UK faces another deadly outbreak – full list Mirror — May 14, 22:08 PM
One young person dead and two ill as meningitis outbreak confirmed Chronicle Live — May 14, 20:12 PM
College student dead following meningitis outbreak in Reading Birmingham Live — May 14, 20:00 PM
One young person dies and two others treated after meningitis outbreak in Reading Daily Record — May 14, 18:44 PM
One dead and two more ill after meningitis outbreak in Berkshire The Guardian — May 14, 17:48 PM
Meningitis symptoms to look out for as fresh outbreak reported in Dorset Manchester Evening News — Apr 17, 17:21 PM
Three meningitis B cases confirmed in Dorset as vaccinations offered to young people The Guardian — Apr 17, 14:02 PM
Meningitis B latest: New cases recorded in Dorset as antibiotics offered to young people in area The Independent — Apr 17, 12:09 PM
Experts warn teenagers should be offered meningitis jab on NHS after series of outbreaks Manchester Evening News — Jul 16, 15:04 PM
Teenagers from 15 should be given free MenB vaccine, say UK experts BBC News — Jul 16, 13:13 PM
Student dies and two others ill after meningitis outbreak in Reading Manchester Evening News — May 14, 18:40 PM
One young person dies and two others ill after meningitis outbreak in Reading Yorkshire Live — May 14, 18:37 PM