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CA: Meningococcal Meningitis outbreak at SDSU

Source: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/lo...eak-3rd-SDSU-Student-Contracts-494626871.html


County Declares Outbreak After 3rd SDSU Student Contracts Meningococcal Meningitis
By R. Stickney
Published 4 hours ago

The San Diego County public health officer declared an outbreak of meningococcal meningitis at San Diego State University Friday after the third student in recent months contracted the bacterial disease.

A male undergraduate student showed symptoms of meningococcal meningitis on Tuesday and was tested by the California Department of Public Health, the county said...
 
Source: https://www.kpbs.org/news/2018/oct/05/sdsu-to-offer-meningococcal-vaccines-after-county/

SDSU To Offer Meningococcal Vaccines After County Declares Campus Outbreak
Friday, October 5, 2018
By City News Service

San Diego State University will offer vaccines against meningococcal B to students Friday in response to a recent outbreak on the school's campus.

County health officials declared a meningococcal outbreak after a pair of undergraduate students at SDSU were hospitalized in September with meningococcal symptoms. Officials said a third SDSU student contracted the disease in June but she did not live on campus at the time and it was not connected to the current outbreak.

County Public Health Officer Wilma Wooten advised all SDSU undergraduate students to get the vaccine or undergo treatment if symptoms develop...
 
Source: http://thedailyaztec.com/91437/news...s-vaccines-after-improper-dosage-temperature/

Breaking: Walgreens to re-administer meningitis vaccines after improper dosage temperature
by Will Fritz, Editor in Chief
October 18, 2018

San Diego State students who received meningitis inoculations from Walgreens on campus earlier this month were being asked to go back to have their vaccines re-administered, the company said Thursday.

About 350 students received meningococcus B vaccinations from Walgreens at vaccine clinics held at Viejas Arena on Oct. 5 and 8. The company later discovered those vaccinations were not given at the correct temperature and was on Thursday in the process of reaching out to students who received them, according to a statement from a Walgreens spokesperson.

?We recently became aware that the vaccine temperature at the time of administration was not optimal,? the statement said. ?While we believe there is no associated safety risk, in order to ensure that recipients received full efficacy of the vaccine, we are in the process of contacting the students to offer re-vaccinations.?

SDSU officials declined to comment, saying it was an internal matter with Walgreens...
 
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