Articles tagged with #meningitis

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) has announced an expansion of its meningitis vaccination scheme to include more children, in a bid to reduce the risk of meningitis outbreaks. The move has led to huge queues for jabs at vaccination centers across the country, with many parents and caregivers r...

The meningitis outbreak, which has been described as "explosive" by officials, has already reached crisis levels in several countries, including South Africa, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The bacterial disease is highly contagious and can spread rapidly through close contact with a...