What began as an evening out at a nightclub in Kent has rapidly spiralled into a \"super-spreader\" event that has left doctors stunned and two young people dead. This surge in Meningitis B cases has triggered a public health alert, leaving the UK scrambling as private vaccine supplies run dry. So how can the authorities contain this unprecedented outbreak?
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