On Tuesday, students queuing for vaccines said the Canterbury campus remained “like a ghost town” over fears linked to the outbreak.
Chloe Bower, a university student, said: “My mum had meningitis when she was younger so for us it’s important for me to get the vaccine.”
Ella King says: “It’s like a ghost town in Canterbury. We have only been back a day, but we haven’t been into town and are reluctant to go into coffee shops.”
Tushar Jhanwar, who works at the university, said: “It’s important for me to get the vaccine just to be safe.
“People have been scared, but there has been great support.”
Prof Robin May, chief scientific officer at the UKHSA, says its analysis offers “strong reassurance that our existing vaccinations and antibiotic treatment offer will be effective against this strain”.
The number of confirmed cases previously dropped on Sunday, from 23 to 20, while the number of probable cases also fell from 11 to nine.
Trish Mannes, regional deputy director for the South East, said on Monday that the outbreak had passed its peak.
The UKHSA report said a number of factors could be contributing to the outbreak, including differences in the strain, levels of immunity and social and environmental factors.