A meningitis B outbreak is happening in the UK. What people should know

A meningitis B outbreak is happening in the UK. What people should know: a running story on the front pages of 4 newsrooms from 16 March 2026 to 24 March 2026, 10 headlines over 9 days.

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24 March 2026

• CNN A meningitis B outbreak is happening in the UK. What people should know

22 March 2026

• CNN A meningitis B outbreak is happening in the UK. What people should know

20 March 2026

• Fox News University faces calls for shutdown as meningitis cases reach 15 with 2 deaths

19 March 2026

• BBC News Urgent UK public health alert as meningitis cases rise
• South China Morning Post ‘Unprecedented in spread’: UK races to contain deadly meningitis outbreak
• BBC News Why has UK's meningitis outbreak spread so fast?

18 March 2026

• BBC News Students to be offered vaccine in meningitis outbreak in southern England

17 March 2026

• BBC News Students queue for antibiotics after two die in UK meningitis outbreak

16 March 2026

• BBC News Two die including university student in UK meningitis outbreak
• BBC News Uni student among two dead in Kent meningitis outbreak