AUDIO From Medialink and the National Meningitis Association: Preventing Meningococcal Meningitis

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ — The National Meningitis Association urges parents to vaccinate their adolescent children against meningococcal meningitis, a serious disease that can cause death or disability in just a matter of hours. Meningitis cases peak during the late winter and early spring, which is why prevention this time of year is critical.

(Listen to this report from the National Meningitis Association at: http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx?story=34331)

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Medialink and National Meningitis Association

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