Support in place for those with meningitis concerns, says University of Worcester's deputy vice chancellor
It follows the outbreak in Kent
The University of Worcester has said it's continuing to make sure information and advice is available for any students who are worried about meningitis.
It's following the outbreak in Kent where a number of cases have been confirmed and two people have died, including a university student.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said some of the cases are the meningitis B strain and that it is continuing to investigate the situation.
It also announced a vaccination programme for students that are residents of the Canterbury campus halls of residence at the University of Kent, with up to 5,000 students expected to be contacted and offered it.
University of Worcester's deputy vice chancellor professor Sally Moyle has said the university is continuing to be there for students who have any queries and it has re-launched its set campaign it runs during the first semester around meningitis awareness.
"We're monitoring our helplines, we're monitoring our e-mail inboxes to see if any students are coming forward with any concerns," she said.
"We also signpost them of course to all our wellbeing services, so if students are concerned or if they just want to talk about it, there is help at hand, even if they're not unwell but they're anxious.
"One of the things that we have highlighted in our campaign is around the vaccination that they can get that they were entitled to, so we're reminding students to go and get that vaccination if they've not had it yet."
She continued: "We want our students to feel safe, we want our public to feel safe.
"With every student comes a parent or a friend, a carer, somebody who cares about them, so there are people who will be concerned, so I think it's really important that we try and get the message out about how to look out for symptoms, how to look out for each other, to ensure that people feel safe in their environment."
UKHSA said it is continuing to advise anyone who visited Club Chemistry in Canterbury on 5, 6 or 7 March to come forward for preventative antibiotic treatment as a "precautionary measure".