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Lucky Guy!
Olly Janes was given only a 20 percent chance of survival after contracting meningococcal septicemia when he was 17 years old. (more…)
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Be Proactive
Young adults are at higher risk for meningococcal meningitis, which can turn fatal quickly. (more…)
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Don’t Go Home!
A Lincolnshire mum, Anna Miller, claimed son’s meningitis rash on his back was ‘dismissed’ as a viral infection. (more…)
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UK Teen Alert
Teenagers are a high risk group of contracting Meningococcal Meningitis but new data released shows low awareness of meningitis & vaccines among UK teenagers.
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Knowledge Matters
According to a new research from GSK’s Tackle Meningitis campaign, in partnership with former England Rugby player, Matt Dawson, and backed by UK charities Meningitis Research Foundation and Meningitis…
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Lucky Escape
Matt Collino, then 19, was in his second month during his first year at university when he fell ill. (more…)
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Protecting Babies
This is the first combination vaccine for meningococcal A, C, W and Y, to receive TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administrations) approval in Australia for use in babies aged two months…
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Misdiagnosis
Layla-Rose Ermenekli was rushed to A&E at the Royal Oldham Hospital by her mother Kirsty with a high temperature, headache and stomach ache.
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Tragic Story
This letter sent by Rose A. Kwett, founder of MAK – Meningitis Awareness Key to prevention raising awareness about meningococcal meningitis. (more…)
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Campus Health
There are about 1,000 to 2,000 thousand cases of meningococcal disease are reported per year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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