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Updated 20/03/26

If you believe you have been in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with Meningitis, please follow the guidance on the NHS website.  You should also inform the University by completing our notification forms:

There are two important actions that all students can take to support the management of this incident and help protect themselves. These are:

  1. Be aware and alert to the signs and symptoms of meningitis
  2. Get the preventive antibiotic treatment if you are eligible. 

Club Chemistry in Canterbury

UKHSA is now advising anyone who visited Club Chemistry in Canterbury on 5 March, 6 March or 7 March and/or have previously been offered antibiotics, to come forward for a Meningitis B Vaccination.

Vaccines for people who visited Club Chemistry on these dates are being administered at a number of sites in Kent today and on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 March. No booking is needed and full details of the locations can be found on the NHS Kent and Medway website here. People who cannot reach these sites can request the vaccine and antibiotics from their local GP wherever they are in England.


Preventative Antibiotic
You can visit the following sites to collect antibiotic treatment, which remain open whilst people are still coming forward for the preventative treatment:

  1. Gate Clinic, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road, Canterbury, CT1 3NG - open from 8.30am to 7.30pm.
  2. Westgate Hall, Westgate Hall Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2BT- open from 8.30am to 7.30pm.
  3. Carey Building, Thanet Hub, Margate Northwood Rd, Westwood, Broadstairs, CT10 2WA - open from 8.30am to 7.30pm.
  4. Senate Building at University of Kent, CT2 7NZ – open from 9am to 8pm.

If you think you need preventative antibiotics but have already gone home from university for Easter or are unable to travel to one of the local sites, you can have them prescribed by your local GP. 

For more information, visit the NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/meningitis/

Should you come onto campus if you have confirmed or suspected Meningitis or think you may have had contact with someone who has been diagnosed with Meningitis?

Please follow all the above advice. If you are feeling unwell and you think you may have symptoms of meningitis, seek medical help by contacting your GP or calling NHS 111 immediately. Seeking early treatment can save lives.

If you are unwell and will miss taught sessions, please complete an authorised absence form for your relevant Faculty:

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