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    ‘I feel so grateful to be alive,’ Kent University meningitis survivor says

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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 be alive and to be here. I’m still dealing with the aftereffects now, but I think I just need to focus on my recovery and getting better and back to myself,” Mackay told the BBC.

    Read more here about why this outbreak has spread so quickly, and read more here about the symptoms of the condition.



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