Meningococcal Disease Vaccine

Immunizing College Students Against Meningococcal Disease

Published in Vaccine Weekly, November 8th, 1999

The following statement is from the American College Health Association.

[helv] The American College Health Association (ACHA) supports the new recommendation made by the CDC's [U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which will help further ensure parents and college students receive information about potentially fatal meningococcal disease and the availability of a safe and effective vaccine.

This decision is consistent with ACHA's earlier recommendation that students consider vaccination to reduce their risk for meningococcal disease, and that college healthcare providers take a...

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