Just a reminder that incoming freshmen should get their Meningitis B vaccines. Your kid has probably NOT had this shot already.
It’s different than the Meningitis ACWY vaccine that most of your kids have likely had already. Those were the serogroups that previously sickened students the most, so that vaccine is often required in high schools and colleges.
Nowadays, Meningitis B is the dominant serogroup, but vaccine requirements haven’t caught up to that change. Some colleges require the Men B vaccine, but most don’t.
This disease isn’t super common, but it can kill otherwise healthy people VERY fast.
If they get the first dose of Bexsero soon, they can get the second dose 1 month later and have both done before they go off to college.
Call their pediatrician or your local health department to schedule their first dose today.