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  • Protect your Children

    Posted by Rose Kwett on July 4, 2017

    A group of four parents are spearheading ‘Meningitis Now” campaign to increase vaccination rate among young adults. These parents lost…


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  • It’s Time!

    Posted by Rose Kwett on June 27, 2017

    The Public Health Agency (PHA) is encouraging every student prior to entering college to be vaccinated against MenACWY. (more…)


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  • Complete Coverage

    Posted by Rose Kwett on June 13, 2017

    Too many parents think that their teenage children are vaccinated against meningitis.  (more…)


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  • Immunization Mandate

    Posted by Rose Kwett on June 9, 2017

    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

    Posted by Rose Kwett on June 2, 2017

    Up to now there have been two MenB vaccines licensed in the United States.  (more…)


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  • Vaccination Required

    Posted by Rose Kwett on May 21, 2017

    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…


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  • Nurses Speak

    Posted by Rose Kwett on May 17, 2017

    Bryan County Health Department officials are encouraging soon-to-be high school graduates to get vaccinated against meningococcal disease. (more…)


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  • Long Island Case

    Posted by Rose Kwett on May 10, 2017

    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

    Posted by Rose Kwett on May 5, 2017

    Bouncing around like a malevolent pinball, meningitis hits another California campus. (more…)


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  • Rational Reaction

    Posted by Rose Kwett on April 28, 2017

    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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