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Kent students call for lockdown as meningitis outbreak spreads
- UKHSA declares Kent meningitis outbreak a national incident, fueling campus shutdown discussions.
- A Change.org petition calls for online exams and campus lockdown amid rising cases.
- Cases in Kent rise to 20 with nine confirmed in the lab and six of them MenB.
- Two deaths attributed to meningitis outbreak as vaccine rollout expands.
- University to offer meningitis B vaccines and antibiotics to over 5,000 hall residents.
- University maintains campus operations while moving assessments online in response.
- Experts stress targeted antibiotics for close contacts as a key response.
- Club Chemistry nightclub linked as potential 'super-spreader' site in Canterbury.
- Attendance at campus activities continues amid health concerns, according to officials.
- Public health guidance and vaccination program seen as central to outbreak management.
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