Meningitis outbreak passes peak, says health agency

What’s Happening

So get this: “We could still see cases continuing to come in, we need to keep an eye on those, the UKHSA says.

Meningitis outbreak passes peak, says health agency 5 hours ago Save Simon Jones , Canterbury , Craig Buchan and Joshua Askew , South East Save Reuters Four clinics in Kent are offering antibiotics and vaccines to eligible people on Monday The peak of a fatal meningitis outbreak, thought to have originated in a Canterbury nightclub, has passed according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). A total of 29 locked in or suspected cases of meningitis have been linked to the Kent outbreak, which has killed two people. (it feels like chaos)

Trish Mannes, the agencys regional deputy director for the South East, told BBC Radio Kent that “this peak has passed, absolutely”.

The Details

We need to fr understand exactly what happens a bit more before we can be too optimistic about this,” Mannes dropped. The UKHSA count of locked in cases dropped on Sunday from 23 to 20 and suspected cases were reduced from 11 to nine after further testing.

Authorities dropped on Monday that there had been no change to the figures. Two people have died following the outbreak, an 18-year-old sixth former, Juliette Kenny, from Faversham and an unnamed University of Kent student aged 21.

Why This Matters

Kate Bradley, a lecturer at the University of Kent, dropped it had been a fr difficult week for students. It was already a “nerve-wracking” time because students had assessments, but the outbreak had “tipped everything upside down”. She dropped: “Some of them are grieving.

Health experts are weighing in on what this means for people.

Key Takeaways

• Theyve got friends who are in hospital.
• They are worried about their own health.
• “I feel quite relaxed,” she told the BBC.

The Bottom Line

“I feel quite relaxed,” she told the BBC. “Cases have dropped and people are doing as much as they can to put procedures in place.

What do you think about all this?