This year, New England College joined the ranks of just 13 other colleges and universities throughout the country that have made it mandatory for that all incoming students be vaccinated for meningitis B. According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 2,600 people in the United States contract meningococcal disease each year and 10 to 15 percent will die of it.
Read MoreThe San Diego County Public Health Services (SDCPH) confirmed the 3rd case of meningococcal meningitis at San Diego State University (SDSU). This SDSU student is currently undergoing treatment at a local hospital on September 27, 2018.
Read MoreWith three meningococcal disease cases among San Diego State University undergraduates since June, the county public health department on Friday declared an outbreak on campus. Announcing the decision in Montezuma Hall just before lunch, officials said all three students have been infected by the “B” type of the meningococcal bacteria that can cause deadly meningitis, an inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
Read MorePenn State University officials say a student is being treated for bacterial meningitis. Administrators announced this week the student is recovering at Mount Nittany Medical Center. University health officials are working with the state Department of Health to monitor the case.
Read MoreSan Diego State University student was being treated in a hospital Wednesday after being diagnosed with meningococcal meningitis, university officials said. The SDSU case is the eighth reported case of meningococcal disease in San Diego County this year, county health officials said. On average, 10 cases have been reported annually over the past five years.
Read MoreThis mom says she would like to see Michigan campuses follow the lead of Indiana and Purdue University, which began requiring the vaccination this year. She says at the very least she wants to see more work done to share life saving information about this vaccine.
Read MoreA Detroit-area mom whose daughter died of bacterial meningitis is asking universities to require that students get the meningitis B vaccine. Alicia Stillman's 19-year-old daughter, Emily Stillman, died of the disease in 2013, when the vaccine had not yet been approved for use in the U.S., The Detroit News reported. The vaccine was approved in 2014.
Read MoreShe started the Emily Stillman Foundation in 2015 to raise awareness about the meningitis vaccine. She wants students at Big 10 universities to be vaccinated against meningitis. Health care organizations, including the Michigan State Medical Society, have joined Stillman's effort.
Read MoreGlaxoSmithKline is bringing its mom squad back to primetime. The “Moms Against Meningitis B” spot, a promo for GSK's vaccine Bexsero, is back on TV this month just in time for back-to-college, albeit a bit later than last year's push. The commercial first ran last June through September.
Read MoreA lot of people agree it’s a no- brainer to get yourself vaccinated. However, there are still people who refuse to get proper vaccines citing it as causing other health issues or interfering with their religious beliefs. This can cause tension between people who do not want to be vaccinated and institutions that require it in order to work or study. Despite this, Penn State currently has a list of vaccines required by the university as well as a list of, not required, but strongly recommended.
Read MoreAfter the death of a UW-Madison student Eddy Bailey, who died of meningitis B, universities are emphasizing the importance of vaccines more than ever. Neither UW-Green Bay nor UW-Madison require vaccination against the disease, but both highly recommend it to their students.
Read MoreMeningitis B is spread through saliva and nose secretions, putting college students at particular risk because of the communal settings, she said. Healthcare organizations joined Stillman's effort on Monday, asking administrators at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University to require students be vaccinated.
Read MoreThere’s a new push to change college immunization requirements after the 2002 death of a UW-Madison student due to meningitis B. Both UW-Madison and UW-Green Bay say it doesn't require the shot but urge students to talk to their doctors about the vaccine.
Read MoreEach fall, the “dorm flu” travels through Penn State’s crowded lecture halls, dining commons, study spaces and anywhere else students gather. Affected students often try to work through the symptoms, but the “Beware of B” campaign wants them and their universities to know that getting sick in college can be deadly.
Read MoreA nationwide campaign is pushing Big Ten universities to require students receive Meningitis B vaccinations. A nationwide campaign is pushing Big Ten universities to require students receive Meningitis B vaccinations.
Read MoreMichigan's leading health care organizations on Monday asked administrators at University of Michigan and Michigan State University to require students to be vaccinated against meningitis B.
Read MoreMany pediatricians and family physicians don’t discuss the meningococcal B vaccine with teens even though these conversations are recommended to determine whether adolescents should get shots to protect against this lethal infection, a U.S. study suggests.
Read MoreAs colleges continue to grapple with outbreaks of meningitis strain B on campus, a new survey finds few doctors are discussing the vaccine for the disease with their young patients and their parents.
Read MoreMillions of parents are once again preparing to drop off their college-age sons and daughters at campuses across the country. When they say goodbye, they assume their children will be safe.
Read MoreImmunization groups and the mother of a student who died from bacterial meningitis are urging UW-Madison to join two Big Ten campuses in requiring the meningitis B vaccine.
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