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eligibility for routine Meningitis B (MenB) vaccination. Vaccinations for MenB are currently not available to teenagers and young adults on the NHS routine immunisation schedule. The UK
Meningitis B bacteria spread through close contact - for example through kissing, sharing vapes and drinks or living in close quarters with a person with the bug. UK health officials say the risk to 18 year
meningitis B in Kent](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/18/kent-meningitis-outbreak-has-been-contained-health-officials-believe) earlier this year along with clusters of cases in [Dorset](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/17/three-meningitis-b-cases-confirmed-in-dorset-as-vaccinations-offered-to-young-people) and [Berkshire](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/15/father-tribute-to-son-who-died-after-contracting-meningitis) that, together, led to the deaths of three young people
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). It said the cases were confirmed between 20 March and 15 April and [were not linked to the deadly Kent outbreak](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgxpkz42w8o). All pupils in years