Vaccines are being offered to 5,000 students at the University of Kent, where there is a outbreak.
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Only select groups of teenagers and some young people will be eligible for the vaccine. Here's why.
Khali Goodwin's daughter Keeleigh is recovering after being admitted to hospital with meningitis.
Scotland would have become the first part of the UK to legalise the process had MSPs backed the proposals.
Judge blocks RFK Jr’s changes to US childhood vaccine schedule
/in BBC News/by BBC NewsKennedy had slashed the number of recommended vaccines from 17 to 11, sparking a backlash from health experts.
Students and older teens have not been vaccinated against the strain that has caused the outbreak of cases in Kent.
Helen and Lee Draper lost their daughter Megan to meningitis in October 2025.
James Gallagher examines the outbreak of bacterial meningitis in Kent.
The Scottish Parliament will soon decide whether to allow terminally-ill adults to end their lives.
James Gallagher examines the outbreak of bacterial meningitis in Kent.
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