Thank you so much 2135ar for the very important post. I don’t think many people are aware of Meningitis B. My friend’s daughter died from Meningitis B in 2013 while she was away at college. My friend has made it her purpose in life to educate people about Meningitis B and organ donation. Luckily, we live in Michigan and are just about a half hour away from Canada, where the vaccine has been approved for a while. Last year, my friend organized bus caravans to Ontario so anyone who wanted the Men B vaccine could get it. College age kids, who live in dorms, are at higher risk to contract Men B, but it can affect anyone. If anyone reading this lives close to Michigan, my friend has clinics that offer both Meningitis vaccines, now that Men B has been approved in the US. check out The Emily Stillman Foundation on Facebook and www.foreveremily.org
We received a letter from Wash U saying that they require the meningitis MCV4 vaccine and two doses of MMR. the MCV4 DOES NOT protect against Men B