• New Protocol

    Posted by Rose Kwett on January 21, 2020

    A new law taking effect this September designed to protect New Jersey college students against meningitis outbreaks were signed by legislators. The legislation, revises the requirement for…


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  • Two Shots

    Posted by Rose Kwett on May 30, 2019

    It takes two different types of vaccines to help protect against the five vaccine-preventable types of meningococcal bacteria — A, B, C, W and Y.


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  • Complete Coverage Vaccination

    Posted by Rose Kwett on May 25, 2019

    Sara Stelzer, a freshman from San Diego State University, on a Saturday called her parents to complain of a bad headache soon paired with exhaustion and nausea….


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  • College Meningitis Outbreaks

    Posted by Rose Kwett on August 21, 2018

    Outbreaks of type B meningococcal disease were reported on 20 college campuses from March 2013 to November 2017 according to the National Meningitis Association.


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  • Vaccinate Please!

    Posted by Rose Kwett on May 11, 2018

    Purdue University and Indiana University announced starting in the fall semester, incoming students will be required to receive the meningitis B vaccine. (more…)


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  • Same Serogroup

    Posted by Rose Kwett on March 3, 2018

    The same serogroup as the strain found during the recent Meningitis outbreak at University of Massachusetts & Smith College was confirmed by laboratory results.


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  • Don’t Forget B

    Posted by Rose Kwett on October 16, 2016

    Meningitis outbreaks have become a reality for many colleges across the United States. (more…)


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