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Vaccinate First
A toddler has died after contracting Meningococcal B while a second child was taken to hospital. (more…)
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Listen
Dan Jarvis lost the majority of his hearing at 18 months old when he contracted meningococcal meningitis Now aged 36, he is 98.5% deaf but Dan doesn’t believe deafness…
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Same Serogroup
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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Extra Caution
Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) funded a study of 263 infant patients in the UK and Ireland because only half of babies with meningitis show tell-tale signs like a fever….
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Take Heed
Ojeda woke up in the hospital on June 10, 2014 after a week since he last remembered falling asleep in his own bed.
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Don’t Wait, Vaccinate!
B.C.s Health officials are offering meningitis vaccinations in Okanagan region for students aged 15 to 19 after 12 people contracted meningococcal disease.
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Cultural adjustment
Local vaccine manufacturer AJ Biologics Malaysia (AJB Malaysia) is collaborating with Hilleman Laboratories (HL) and AJ Vaccines (AJV) to develop in Malaysia, the world’s first animal component-free vaccine for…
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Protecting kids
Western Australia is offering free meningococcal vaccines to young children. (more…)
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Don’t Forget
Meningococcal meningitis is not the only disease that can be vaccine preventable. (more…)
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Good Move
Jeri Brooks Greenwell, a parent who lost a son to meningococcal meningitis, spoke in support of a bill that would require the Maine Department of Health and Human Services…
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