Three university cheerleaders in hospital as meningitis cases update announced

Meningitis spreads through university cheerleading society

Olivia Parkins, 18, a member of Kent University’s cheerleading society, said three people in the group are hospitalised with confirmed cases of meningitis

Three Kent uni cheerleaders in hospital as meningitis cases update announced

One student said three cheerleaders have been hospitalised. More cases have been confirmed

Three university cheerleaders in hospital as meningitis cases update announced

One student said three cheerleaders have been hospitalised. More cases have been confirmed

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Twenty-one-year-old Annabelle Mackay has spoken to the BBC about her experience of surviving a meningitis infection. The University of Kent law student believes she may have contracted it on 5 March at Club Chemistry, or possibly on an evening before this when she was out at a different venue. So far, there have been 29 cases of meningitis linked to the outbreak, with a vaccination programme being rolled out for students. “I feel so grateful to …

Meningitis spreads through Kent University cheerleading society

Olivia Parkins, 18, a member of Kent University’s cheerleading society, said three people in the group are hospitalised with confirmed cases of meningitis 19:34, 19 Mar 2026Updated 20:00, 19 Mar 2026 Three people hospitalised with meningitis are said to be members of a university cheerleading society. Olivia Parkins, 18, a member of the University of Kent’s cheerleading society, told the Press Association that three people in the group are curr…