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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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”.
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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.
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