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Meningitis outbreak: Cases rise as health secretary says outbreak 'unprecedented'
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March 17, 2026
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5:13Now PlayingWes Streeting, the health secretary, has defended the authorities' response to what he called an "unprecedented" deadly meningitis outbreak in Kent. The family of a sixth-form pupil who has died say they are "beyond devasted".
#meningitis #health #kent #politics
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