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Father pays tribute to ‘kind-hearted’ son who died after meningitis outbreak
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleLewis Waters, a 17-year-old student at Henley College in Oxfordshire, died from meningitis after falling ill on Tuesday morning and rapidly developing sepsis. His father, Simon Waters, paid tribute to his "kind-hearted" son, expressing the family's devastation at the sudden loss. Two other students, from Reading Blue Coat School and Highdown Secondary School, are also being treated for meningitis, prompting the UK Health Security Agency to offer antibiotics to close contacts. The UKHSA confirmed that the infection is not the same strain of meningitis B linked to a fatal outbreak in Kent earlier this year. Liberal Democrat MP Freddie van Mierlo and the National Union of Students have called on the Government to implement a wider catch-up vaccination programme for young adults against meningitis B. In full‘Life won’t be the same now he’s gone’: Tributes paid to student who died of meningitis in ReadingThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
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independent.co.uk
Meningitis outbreak in Reading leaves one dead and two others needing treatment
One of the cases has been identified as meningitis B, the same strain linked to a cluster of fatal incidents in Kent earlier this year
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mirror.co.uk
New UK meningitis outbreak leaves one dead with two more being treated
A student at Henley College has died and two other young people are ill following an outbreak of meningitis in Reading, the UK Health Security Agency said
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One dead and two being treated after meningitis outbreak in Reading
A student has died and two other young people are receiving treatment following a meningitis outbreak in Reading.
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arabnews.com
UK student dies after meningitis cases at college, two treated
LONDON: A student in southern England has died after contracting suspected meningitis, health authorities said on Thursday, adding that two other young people were being treated…
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Meningitis symptoms and vaccines - why young people are at risk
One young person has died and two others are being treated following an outbreak of meningitis in Reading, as the UKHSA issues a health warning
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Pupils at different Reading schools treated for meningitis after student dies
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dailymail.com
Father pays tribute to his 'kind hearted' meningitis victim son
Sean Waters told of his heartbreak after 'loving' Lewis Waters died in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Reading, Berkshire.
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Latest meningitis advice for schools and colleges amid outbreak as student dies
Staff, students and parents at schools and colleges in Oxfordshire and Reading have been given advice on symptoms of meningitis B to watch for as one student has died and two…
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'Taken from us' Dad’s heartbreak as teen dies after contracting meningitis
Sean Walters has told of his heartbreak after sixth-form student Lewis Walters died in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Reading after catching meninigitis
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Tributes paid to ‘kind-hearted’ student who died of meningitis in Reading
Lewis Waters, who attended Henley College in Oxfordshire, was one of three cases reported in the outbreak
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theguardian.com
Father pays tribute to ‘kind-hearted’ son who died after contracting meningitis
Lewis Waters, who attended Henley college in Oxfordshire, was one of three cases reported in Berkshire outbreak
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Father pays tribute to ‘kind-hearted’ son who died after meningitis outbreak
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com
‘Within hours, he was gone’: Berkshire father shares pain after son dies in meningitis outbreak
The father of a teenager who died after contracting meningitis has paid an emotional tribute to his “funny, sociable and kind-hearted” son, describing how the 17-year-old…
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Meningitis outbreak: calls grow for wider vaccine rollout after Oxfordshire teen dies
Fresh calls for a wider rollout of meningitis vaccines have emerged in the United Kingdom after a teenage student from Oxfordshire died after contracting the disease.