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Online booking is open for eligible people to book their second dose of the MenB vaccination. 

If you had a first vaccination following the meningitis outbreak in Kent last month (March), you should book an appointment slot now for your second dose.

The MenB vaccination is a two-dose course, with both doses of the vaccine needed for the best, long-lasting protection.

It's important to have a second MenB vaccination from four weeks after the first vaccination.

When booking, please choose a date that is at least from four weeks (from 28 days) from the date of your first vaccination.

Appointment slots are available to book now via the online booking platform, with dates for the second vaccinations starting from Friday, 17 April 2026.

NHS Kent and Medway Chief Medical Officer and Outcomes Officer Kate Langford said: “It is really important to get your second dose of the vaccine from four weeks after the first. Two doses of the MenB vaccine are needed for the best, long-lasting protection.”

“The online booking platform and multiple clinics and hubs have been set up so that everyone who had the first vaccination can book in for their second vaccination on a date and at a location that's right for them."

Children and young people in school years 11, 12 and 13 fromaffected schools in the outbreak will also be offered the second dose of the vaccination at school.

If, for any reason, a pupil is not able to make the vaccination clinic day at their school, second dose vaccinations, can be booked via the online booking platform.

Students from other schools are not eligible for the vaccination, unless they have already received a first vaccination and need to complete the course of two doses.

Eligible people who still need a need a first dose of the vaccine, can also book a slot using the same booking system.

Dr Shamez Ladhani, Consultant Epidemiologist at UKHSA, said: "We know this has been a worrying time for students, their families and others who have been affected by the outbreak.

“So far, it is reassuring there have been no further cases linked to the outbreak for more than three weeks.  However, receiving the full course of two MenB vaccine doses remains critical for providing protection against MenB disease.

“Please book your second dose of the MenB vaccine promptly — completing the full course is the best way to ensure you are fully protected."

Visit the antibiotic and vaccine clinics page on the meningitis outbreak information hub for more information.