Following latest death - of barbering student Alfie Mullans - the UK Health Security Agency said the two cases are not related or linked and are different strains of meningococcal disease
A student at Bury College has died of meningococcal disease, the UK Health Security Agency has confirmed.
Following the latest death, antibiotics have been arranged for close household contacts of the student and information has been provided to remind students and staff of the signs and symptoms of meningococcal infection and how to protect themselves against four strains of meningococcal disease through vaccination, said the UKHSA in a statement.
The statement referenced two cases in total but went on that these were 'not related or linked and are different strains of meningococcal disease'.
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