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Vaccines are for everyone!
Getting up to date on immunization is very important. At various stages in our childhood & adulthood, there are certain vaccines recommended based on age, lines of work, travel & medical conditions. Some diseases are vaccine preventable so speak with your healthcare provider to discuss what is needed at specific situations. Read the full article
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Disease Rates Drop
Possibly because of Covid protection measures, meningococcal disease rates drop over the past few years but vaccinations are down too. Scientists are warning people though not to be complacent. Meningococcal disease while rare, it is serious and has devastating consequences. “This infection is every family’s nightmare; impacts are life altering and life limiting,” epidemiologist Amanda […]
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Be Vigilant!
Meningococcal bacterial meningitis can be rare but can have very serious devastating effects and is a vaccine-preventable disease. Meningococcal meningitis is easily transmitted to other people direct contact or by respiratory secretions droplets. It can also attack anyone, but teenagers and college students ages 16 through 21 are the highest risk. Because of COVID-19 pandemic, […]
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Cases Rise
According to The Florida Department of Health, the number of cases identified in 2022 surpasses the 5-year average of meningococcal disease cases. So FDOH is recommending vaccination amid the outbreak. Close contacts are being contacted to be given information & treatment options and epidemiologists are investigating each case. Read the full article.
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Vaccines Wasted
The Meningitis Foundation, New Zealand learned that the Government has allowed $1.6 million worth of meningitis vaccines to go unused and be close to expiry. Foundation spokesperson, Gerard Rushton said, “That amounts to over 17,000 doses – which could have been given to an equivalent number of teenagers and infants – who are most at-risk.” […]
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Bureaucratic Hurdles
Gerard and Claire Rushton, whose daughter Courtney died at age 16 in 2014, brought a petition on behalf of the Meningitis Foundation to Parliament. They are urging the Government to extend the age band of those who qualify for it on the national immunization schedule. The petitions committee may call for further information including from […]
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Rapid Onset
A 22-year-old boy from Castelfranco Veneto, died of meningococcal meningitis serotype B. It started from rhinitis and nosebleeds, progressing to low-grade fever, headache, marked fatigue, vomiting. He got worse overnight with difficulty breathing, pain and weakness in the lower limbs and spots on the trunk and face. He was taken immediately to the emergency room and […]
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Vaccination Required
The Department of Health and Human Services, Nevada is requiring all public, private and charter schools before they start 12th grade effective June 30, 2022. As per The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends two doses of the meningococcal vaccine (MenACWY) for full protection, with the first dose administered […]
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Rash Test
The Meningitis Research Foundation experts said, “A rash can be one of the clearest and most specific signs of meningococcal meningitis and septicemia to recognize”. The rash could look like pink or reddish pin-prick or purplish spots on the skin that might resemble a bruising. It’s important to get medical attention right away if you or […]
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Dangerous Fare
A 19-year-old student experienced abdominal pain, nausea progressing to muscle pain, labored breathing, blood pressure drop & vomiting hours after eating leftovers from a restaurant. He developed “diffuse purplish rash” throughout his body which lead to a diagnosis of meningococcal disease. New York-based pain medicine specialist and anesthesiologist Dr Bernard Hsu said that, “It remains […]
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