Kent's meningitis outbreak - how it exploded, can it be stopped?
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Kent's meningitis outbreak - how it exploded, can it be stopped?

What began as an evening out at a nightclub in Kent has rapidly spiralled into a "super-spreader" event that has left doctors stunned and two young people dead. This surge in Meningitis B cases has triggered a public health alert, leaving the UK scrambling as private vaccine supplies run dry. So how can the authorities contain this unprecedented outbreak?


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Guests:

  • Eleanor Hayward, Health Editor, The Times.
  • Professor Paul Hunter, Professor in Medicine, the University of East Anglia.
  • Niamh Curran, reporter, The Times Enterprise Network.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Julia Webster, Callum Martin, Olivia Case.

We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com


Read more:

Meningitis B outbreak: six cases after Kent superspreader event.

Meningitis started with a headache. Then the blinding pain began.

What causes meningitis? Symptoms and how the infection spreads.


Further listening: Inside the world of "Looksmaxxing"

Clips: Sky

Photo: Denise Kelly, Getty Images.

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