Meningitis: Jab rollout to 5,000 university campus students begins

In partnership with the UK Health Security Agency , the university is rolling out vaccines to protect students and is continuing to offer thousands of doses of antibiotics to students and staff

The campus at the University of Kent in Canterbury (Gareth Fuller/PA)

The rollout of a meningitis B vaccine to about 5,000 students living on campus in Canterbury has begun, the University of Kent has said.

In partnership with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the university is rolling out vaccines to protect students and is continuing to offer thousands of doses of antibiotics to students and staff.