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18 and 21 year old taken by this, started in a nightclub apparently.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp9mdxz4dd2o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp9mdxz4dd2o
t. Really hope it doesn’t claim any more victims, even non fatally - limb loss from sepsis is a real possibility. Health chiefs have identified 13 cases of meningitis since 13 March, it's been revealed.
The UK Health Security Agency said the number included two people who have since died.
https://news.sky.com/story/meningitis-outbreak-lat...
The UK Health Security Agency said the number included two people who have since died.
https://news.sky.com/story/meningitis-outbreak-lat...
richhead said:
I thought everyone was vacinated against meningitis or am i wrong, i think i was when young(mid 50's)
Not a doctor but as I understand it there is more than one strain of meningitis and vaccines exist for each.One of the strains (menB) wasn't regularly vaccinated against until about 10 years ago, so that kids catching it in Kent now are generally not vaccinated against it.
What we're seeing is essentially a limited version of what would happen if they weren't vaccinated against any of the strains.
It does make you wonder. The close proximity of large groups of people along with the breadth of travel in modern life; aeroplanes and tower blocks, do they work without modern medicine?
119 said:
CraigyMc said:
119 said:
I guess this is linked to the anti-vax lot that refused to let their kids the have the MMR jab?
MMR is measles mumps and rubella. Not meningitis.
A useful article here... Seems to be variants of Men B, so not an effective vaccine option even if they were vaccinated. Other variants are effectively vaccinated against.
https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction...
It's incredibly sad.
RemarkLima said:
119 said:
CraigyMc said:
119 said:
I guess this is linked to the anti-vax lot that refused to let their kids the have the MMR jab?
MMR is measles mumps and rubella. Not meningitis.A useful article here... Seems to be variants of Men B, so not an effective vaccine option even if they were vaccinated. Other variants are effectively vaccinated against.
https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction...
It's incredibly sad.
And very much agreed.
Sorry to read that, worsy.
A terrible illness. My sister had it as a child and spent a long time receiving care. She ended up skipping a school year. That was probably as hard for her as the illness itself. Fortunately, decades later she s a Mum herself and literally running marathons (including this year s London Marathon in a few weeks).
A real tragedy in Kent. Very sad indeed.
Not in any way surprising to see Grumps/grandpaB mouthing off against anti vaxxers from a position of total ignorance.
A terrible illness. My sister had it as a child and spent a long time receiving care. She ended up skipping a school year. That was probably as hard for her as the illness itself. Fortunately, decades later she s a Mum herself and literally running marathons (including this year s London Marathon in a few weeks).
A real tragedy in Kent. Very sad indeed.
Not in any way surprising to see Grumps/grandpaB mouthing off against anti vaxxers from a position of total ignorance.
Apparently kids have been vaccinated against Meningitis B since 2015, which means the oldest would be 11 now.
Teenagers get the MenACWY vaccine but it doesn't protect against Meningitis B.
I went to UKC, bit odd seeing the old place on the telly and wondering why they're giving out the vaccines in the Senate building rather than the medical centre.
Teenagers get the MenACWY vaccine but it doesn't protect against Meningitis B.
I went to UKC, bit odd seeing the old place on the telly and wondering why they're giving out the vaccines in the Senate building rather than the medical centre.
Slow.Patrol said:
Plus a lot of universities now have a high proportion of foreign students.
I doubt it a list of vaccinations is part of the application form.
Doesn’t really matter in this instance, given UK students aren’t vaccinated.I doubt it a list of vaccinations is part of the application form.
Foreign students may be more vaccinated against it than our own.
scenario8 said:
A terrible illness. My sister had it as a child and spent a long time receiving care. She ended up skipping a school year. That was probably as hard for her as the illness itself. Fortunately, decades later she s a Mum herself and literally running marathons (including this year s London Marathon in a few weeks).
It killed my paternal grandfather back in 1943. He had been hospitalised due to an injury while on home guard duty, and a doctor unknowingly infected him and several other patients. The doctor died as well as the other infected patients. There was no anti-biotics back then to treat people with bacterial meningitis.And of course, more recently, legendary guitarist Jeff Beck died from it as well a few years ago.
carl_w said:
Apparently kids have been vaccinated against Meningitis B since 2015, which means the oldest would be 11 now.
Teenagers get the MenACWY vaccine but it doesn't protect against Meningitis B.
I went to UKC, bit odd seeing the old place on the telly and wondering why they're giving out the vaccines in the Senate building rather than the medical centre.
I think they are just giving out prophylactic antibiotics at the Senate building.Teenagers get the MenACWY vaccine but it doesn't protect against Meningitis B.
I went to UKC, bit odd seeing the old place on the telly and wondering why they're giving out the vaccines in the Senate building rather than the medical centre.
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