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- A Kent meningitis B outbreak has caused two deaths and 27 confirmed or suspected cases.
- UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting described the situation as unprecedented.
- The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is investigating the outbreak's connection to the Club Chemistry nightclub.
- The UKHSA has advised visitors from March 5-7 to seek antibiotics.
- A vaccination program is underway for 5,000 University of Kent students, with the menB vaccine offered alongside antibiotics.
