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<img alt="Family photo of 18-year-old Juliette Kenny. Shes sitting on a wooden dock on the canal in Venice. She's wearing a white spaghetti strap top and a pink flower over her right ear" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/640/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2026/3/20/a174e444-9422-4634-8dea-84a30f5e3b54.jpg.webp" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/240/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2026/3/20/a174e444-9422-4634-8dea-84a30f5e3b54.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/320/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2026/3/20/a174e444-9422-4634-8dea-84a30f5e3b54.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/480/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2026/3/20/a174e444-9422-4634-8dea-84a30f5e3b54.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2026/3/20/a174e444-9422-4634-8dea-84a30f5e3b54.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/800/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2026/3/20/a174e444-9422-4634-8dea-84a30f5e3b54.jpg.webp 800w" width="2400" height="1350" class="ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950"/> Picture supply, Provided As we have been reporting, now we have had a press release this morning from Michael Kenny, the daddy of sixth kind scholar Juliette who died following the meningitis outbreak in Kent.

Right here is his assertion in full:

“We're extremely proud mother and father to 2 fantastic daughters. Juliette is a drive on this world. Together with her superbly constructive power she unfold enjoyable, love and happiness to these round her and she or he continues to take action now. The devastation of her loss to us, her household and associates is immeasurable.

"Sharing tales of the empathy, heat and enjoyable that she created helps her household and associates by way of presently. Her power continues to make the individuals who love her discover a approach.

"The sickness took her from us so shortly. On Thursday twelfth March, she efficiently accomplished a sensible ingredient of her P.E. A-level. She was match, wholesome and robust. Within the early hours of Friday thirteenth Juliette vomited. There have been no different signs presently. Within the morning on Friday, she was taken, by us, to our native emergency drop-in as a discolouration appeared on her cheeks.

"She was given antibiotics and despatched by ambulance to A&E. Juliette fought bravely for hours, however regardless of the incredible NHS hospital workers preventing alongside her, meningitis took her from us lower than 12 hours later. We had been along with her on the finish, and the final sounds that she heard had been the voices of those that beloved her telling her how very a lot beloved and cherished she is.

"No household ought to expertise this ache and tragedy. This may be prevented. There are younger individuals presently battling this and younger individuals nonetheless in danger.

"As mother and father, we knew our youngsters would change the world and be a drive for good. The work to guard younger individuals has began. It must be extra. Juliette’s impression on this world should be lasting change. Now could be the time to make sure households are protected from the impression of meningitis B.”