This Morning presenter Ben Shephard spoke concerning the present meningitis outbreak in Kent on Wednesday’s This Morning
Ben Shephard with Annie, Jack and Sam (Picture: Instagram )
This Morning host Ben Shephard revealed his pupil son’s issues amid the present surge in meningitis circumstances throughout Kent.
The UK Well being Safety Company (UKHSA) stated that, as of 5pm on Tuesday, 20 circumstances of meningitis had been reported to it, up from 15 beforehand.
Of those, 9 circumstances have been confirmed within the lab and 11 stay underneath investigation. Six of the confirmed circumstances have been confirmed because the meningitis B pressure.
An announcement stated: “All these affected who’re at present linked to the outbreak are younger adults.
“UKHSA is conscious of a child with confirmed meningococcal group B an infection who just isn’t at present linked to the outbreak however UKHSA will proceed to research this case.”
GPs nationwide have now been instructed to prescribe antibiotics to anybody who attended Membership Chemistry in Canterbury from March 5-7, plus college students from the College of Kent.
Two college students have died in the course of the outbreak, together with 18 yr previous Juliette Kenny, who was finding out for her A-Ranges.
Discussing the outbreak and newest developments on Wednesday’s This Morning, Ben, 51, who has two sons Sam and Jack, stated: “We have been speaking about this yesterday, Sam and Jack are slap bang in that age 19 and 21.
This Morning presenter Ben Shephard shared his sons’ fears amid the present current hovering circumstances in meningitis in Kent (Picture: ITV)
“Sam’s in his second yr at college and fascinating he is down in Bristol they usually have been speaking about this pressure and he was like: ‘Oh no, no, I have been vaccinated. I do not actually [need it]’ and he did not realise that he was born in 2005, he hadn’t been vaccinated towards the meningitis B pressure.
“The lads B pressure and really, if we will get it completed [the vaccination], he has to exit and now we have to work that out.
“Thankfully, we’re able the place we will afford to do this if we wish to however it’s an actual concern, notably once you take a look at these signs which simply appear to be freshers’ flu, they appear to be a hangover, they appear to be something!”
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