A.S. Update: CalFresh application event, possible meningitis vaccination requirement

“We want to illustrate the importance of the vaccine and taking care of your own health and safety”

November 13, 2018
Daily Aztec

SUMMARY

SDSU Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Andrea Dooley addressed the importance of getting the meningitis vaccine and accompanying booster shots. The virus is life-threatening and those who do survive can lose limbs or lose senses.

Dooley said the university will be hosting educational events to raise awareness and they are looking into making the meningitis B vaccine a requirement in Fall 2019.

“A student here had meningitis, he had lost his limbs prior to coming to campus but he’s a double alum and he will be telling his story and we’ll push that out through social media as well as a family who lost their daughter here at San Diego State in 2014,” said Dooley. “We don’t intend to scare people or make people feel afraid, but we want to illustrate the importance of the vaccine and taking care of your own health and safety.”

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