A school pupil and a university student have died during an outbreak of meningitis in the Canterbury area of Kent. Follow the latest.

Two people have died following an outbreak of meningitis, including one student at the University of Kent.

Two young people have died amid an outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease in southern England, with 11 other cases also confirmed.

Tens of thousands of people in the the U.K. may be impacted by the outbreak of this disease, which is largely preventable with vaccines

Thousands of people have been contacted and a further 11 people from the Canterbury area are understood to be currently in hospital and reported to be seriously ill.

A doctor has shared a simple way to check that you have received the meningitis vaccine amid an outbreak in Kent. In a statement, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said 11 other people had fallen ill with signs of symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia.

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