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Protect your Children
A group of four parents are spearheading ‘Meningitis Now” campaign to increase vaccination rate among young adults. These parents lost a teenager to meningitis so they’re emphasizing the importance of getting our children vaccinated.
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It’s Time!
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging every student prior to entering college to be vaccinated against MenACWY.
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Complete Coverage
Too many parents think that their teenage children are vaccinated against meningitis.
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Immunization Mandate
The Iowa legislature approved a mandate requiring a one-time dose of meningococcal (A, C, W, Y) vaccine this fall for students enrolling in 7th and 12th grades.
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Protecting Infants
Up to now there have been two MenB vaccines licensed in the United States.
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Vaccination Required
There is a new immunization requirement that will be in effect next school year, reminds the Iowa Council Bluffs Public Health Department to parents of students enrolling in the seventh and 12th grades.
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Nurses Speak
Bryan County Health Department officials are encouraging soon-to-be high school graduates to get vaccinated against meningococcal disease.
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Long Island Case
A student who attends John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore and Nassau BOCES in Westbury had been diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis.
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Meningitis Hits
Bouncing around like a malevolent pinball, meningitis hits another California campus.
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Rational Reaction
Over a decade ago, from October 2004 to January 2005, Baguio City General Hospital and Medical Center reported an almost-daily admittance of patients afflicted with meningococcemia-like symptoms.
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