More than 100 students were turned away while queuing for a jab in the major vaccine rollout after officials at the University of Kent’s Canterbury campus stopped letting people in “due to capacity”.
People trying to join the queue at 4.10pm were turned away and were told that staff administering vaccines had to work out how many people they could fit in before admissions officially closed for the day.
The vaccination programme there and elsewhere in Kent resumes on Friday.
The number of cases of meningitis linked to the “explosive” outbreak in Kent has risen to 27, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says.
Health secretary Wes Streeting said the eligibility criteria for having a jab would be widened, so that anyone who attended the nightclub at the centre of the outbreak from 5 March until it closed on 15 March 15 would be offered the jab, alongside sixth-formers at four schools and more university students in Canterbury.
An urgent public health alert has been issued to NHS staff, urging them to be vigilant for signs and symptoms.
