• Vaccine Questions Answered

    Posted by Rose Kwett on February 2, 2022

    Meningitis is a serious inflammation of the tissues around your brain and spinal cord called the meninges. The infection can also affect the blood called septicemia.


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  • Group Risk

    Posted by Rose Kwett on January 28, 2022

    A person who attended a fraternity party in East Lansing tested positive for bacterial meningitis. Health officials are urging everyone who attended the event to be treated…


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  • Group Risk

    Posted by Rose Kwett on January 28, 2022

    East Lansing Health officials are urging everyone who attended the fraternity party to be treated with an antibiotic due to a person testing positive for bacterial meningitis.


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  • Seasonal Risk

    Posted by Rose Kwett on January 21, 2022

    Cases of meningococcal B disease (MenB) among teenagers and young adults in England increased sharply in the autumn. The majority of cases were seen among university and…


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  • Safe Vaccine

    Posted by Rose Kwett on January 16, 2022

    Bacterial meningitis can kill within 24 hours. Before you even realize you’re infected, it’s already done serious damage. The fatality rate can be up to 12 percent,…


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  • Too Costly

    Posted by Rose Kwett on January 7, 2022

    New Zealander children are dying and being left disabled because vaccines that protect against meningococcal disease cost about $150 per dose. Parents are not even aware that…


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  • Most Vulnerable

    Posted by Rose Kwett on January 2, 2022

    Meningococcal meningitis is a serious disease caused by a bacterium, Neisseria Meningitidis or the meningococcus bacteria. It can affect the brain & spinal cord and also the…


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  • Defeat Meningitis

    Posted by Rose Kwett on December 29, 2021

    Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said, “Wherever it occurs, meningitis can be deadly and debilitating; it strikes quickly, has serious health, economic and social consequences, and…


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  • Invasive Disease

    Posted by Rose Kwett on December 20, 2021

    In Australia, there are 13 different types of meningococcal with the most common being types B and W. A 20-year-old man from regional South…


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  • Overcoming Loss

    Posted by Rose Kwett on December 15, 2021

     Jennifer Stratton’s daughter , Caitlin, wanted to share a photo with her kindergarten class of an athlete wearing his gold medal in wheelchair rugby at the 2008…


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