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many students end up sharing
is sickness. When living in such
close proximity to another person,
it is very common for bacteria to
spread quickly.
That is why it is crucial for stu-
dents to be fully vaccinated before
they head to campus this fall. Even
if you or your child has all of the
recommended vaccinations, be
sure to ask your doctor about one
in particular: meningitis B.
There are five different groups
of vaccine-preventable meningi-
tis, but the common vaccine only
prevents against four of them.
There is a separate vaccine that
specifically protects against the
group B strain — something that,
in a study done by the Kimberly
Coffey Foundation, more than 80
percent of parents were unaware
even existed.
In order to be fully protected
from meningitis, it is vital for stu-
dents to get the separate, equally
important meningitis B vaccine.
The study also found that after
learning about meningitis B, 89
percent of parents believe their
children should be immunized.
The Centers for Disease Control
reports that meningitis B accounts
for approximately 50 percent of all
meningitis cases in persons 17 to
22 years old. Without the menin-
gitis B vaccine, students are still at
risk for this deadly disease.
The meningitis B vaccine is
recommended for adolescents
and young adults. And because it
is easily spread in environments
where people live in close proxim-
ity to one another, it is especially
recommended for college students
living on campus.
My daughter Emily’s life was
taken too soon, but that doesn’t
mean that another parent needs to
endure what our family has. By edu-
cating both parents and students on
meningitis B, its symptoms and the
vaccine to stop it, we can save other
young people from this deadly but
preventable disease.
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Alicia Stillman is the mother of Emily
Stillman and the director of the Emily
Stillman Foundation. The Foundation was
created in 2014 to preserve the memory of
Emily and raise awareness of meningitis
B. They are also advocates of organ dona-
tion. For more information about the Emily
Stillman Foundation, visit www.foreveremily.
org.
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