21/03/2026
Looking for information on where to get preventative antibiotics and meningitis b vaccinations?
There is now information on how busy each site is on the NHS Kent and Medway website: https://www.kmhealthandcare.uk/meningitis-antibiotic-and-vaccine-clinics
As of now, there is capacity at the QEQM site and in Faversham.
You can also find information on who is eligible.
The eligibility list from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is:
Close contacts of those who are confirmed or suspected to have meningococcal disease.
Students at the University of Kent who are normally resident on the Canterbury Campus, including those who may have now travelled home. Some staff living or working in these Halls of Residence have also been offered preventative antibiotics and are eligible for vaccination.
Students who attend other universities in Canterbury, living in halls of residence or off-campus locations where there has been a case, and have been advised to take an antibiotic due to a close contact by UKHSA.
Sixth form students (years 12 and 13) attending a secondary school or sixth form college in Kent where there has been a confirmed or probable case of meningococcal disease informed by local risk assessment.
Anyone who visited or was working at Club Chemistry in Canterbury between 5 March and 15 March, when the venue closed voluntarily.
