• Get Vaccinated!

    Posted by makinfo on January 23, 2024

    There are two vaccines that you should make sure you have to protect you against meningococcal disease. Symptoms of fever, severe headache, vomiting, confusion, muscle…


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  • Empowerment through Experience

    Posted by makinfo on November 5, 2023

    Mel Groenewold was only 17 when she lost four limbs to meningococcal disease. For a long time after that, Mel was angry and frustrated…


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  • Pentavalent Vaccine

    Posted by makinfo on October 23, 2023

    Penbraya from the components of 2 meningococcal vaccines Trumenba (against group B) & Nimenrix (against A, C, W-135 and Y) is the first pentavalent vaccine developed by…


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  • Know the Facts about Meningitis!

    Posted by makinfo on October 15, 2023

    Meningococcal disease is caused by the bacteria N. meningitidis, a highly contagious infection with symptoms such as high fever, severe headache and skin rash that appear suddenly.


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  • Time to Vaccinate!

    Posted by makinfo on June 21, 2023

    The Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) warns parents, educators and healthcare providers to be vigilant in identifying the early stages of meningococcal disease after data…


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  • Virginia Cases

    Posted by Rose Kwett on March 12, 2023

    There have been twelve cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) type Y reported since June 2022 in Eastern Virginia. Three patients have died from complications associated with…


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  • Vaccine Campaign

    Posted by Rose Kwett on February 24, 2023

    Some parents have indicated that Nova Scotia lacks education to increase awareness about meningococcal disease, which could have prevented the deaths of their children.


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  • Rise of Meningococcal Cases

    Posted by Rose Kwett on January 4, 2023

    Cases of meningococcal disease started bumping up after the COVID restrictions returned to normalcy. Professor Robert Booy, an Infectious Diseases Paediatrician at the University…


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  • Death after Music Festival

    Posted by Rose Kwett on December 7, 2022

    18-year-old Ally Behan from Manyana on NSW’s South Coast, Australia died of meningococcal disease after attending the popular ‘Spilt Milk’ music festival. She first…


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  • At Risk

    Posted by Rose Kwett on October 25, 2022

    Gerard Rushton, The Meningitis Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand spokesperson, lost their 16-year-old daughter Courtenay to meningococcal disease in 2014. He is urging university students…


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