Meningitis outbreak fears mount as millions of students start university classes this week

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Health authorities are warning university students over a "dangerously low" uptake of the meningitis B vaccine among those most at risk.Fewer than three in 10 young people eligible for the jab have come forward to receive even their initial dose, according to the latest figures.The UK Health Security Agency has cautioned that deadly outbreaks "could occur again," with cases historically surging during October and November, precisely when freshers are settling into halls of residence and mixing closely with new peers.

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The warning comes as nearly 600,000 eligible young people remain unvaccinated against a disease that claimed three lives in England earlier this year.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The emergency vaccination programme was set up on July 20 following a series of outbreaks that began in Kent in March, which proved to be the fastest-growing and largest meningitis cluster ever recorded in the UK.

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Among the three victims was Juliette Kenny, an 18-year-old who died on...

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