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- Two people have died and 20 have been confirmed with meningitis B in Kent, described as unprecedented.
- The UK Health Security Agency identified the strain as meningitis B (MenB) and linked cases to Club Chemistry visits from March 5–7.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced vaccination for 5,000 University of Kent students and distributed antibiotics to attendees.
- UKHSA is monitoring closely, with no new cases outside the original cluster.
