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HOUSTON, Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Parents, what are you waiting for? On January 1, 2012, the Schanbaum/Williams law required all college students under age 30 and attending class on a Texas campus, to be vaccinated against bacterial meningitis prior to school entry. The intent is to protect our college students from this horrible disease. With the start of the spring semester approaching in the next few weeks, it is imperative for students to be vaccinated before registering....
This study is a Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Immunogenicity of a new Meningococcal Vaccine When Given in Healthy Subjects Age 11 to 26. (PRWEB) December 17, 2012 **Avail Clinical Research is now enrolling for a Meningitis Vaccine Clinical Trial near Orlando Florida. To get started, visit Avail Clinical Research or call us directly at (386) 310-1334. Neisseria meningitidis is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in...
Meningitis Angels is Accepting Photos through December 14 for a Chance to Win an iPad HOUSTON, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Meningitis Angels announced today the "I Took the Shot" contest encouraging children between the ages of 10 and 18 to protect themselves against bacterial meningitis. By sending a photo of themselves getting vaccinated against this deadly disease, contestants are eligible to win an iPad, digital camera or $100 gift card. "With the national attention...
SWIFTWATER, Pa., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY), announced today that the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (PIDJ) has published the pivotal clinical trial data used by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support the license expansion for Sanofi Pasteur's meningococcal conjugate vaccine, Menactra(®) (Meningococcal [Groups A, C, Y and W-135] Polysaccharide Diphtheria Toxoid Conjugate Vaccine),...
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The School Nurse Organization of Minnesota (SNOM) has joined 40 state and national health organizations across the country in support of the Voices of Meningitis "Boost Our Rates!" initiative, to help educate parents about the importance of meningococcal vaccination for their preteens and teens. With more than 40 percent of Minnesota teens currently unvaccinated against meningococcal infection, which can cause meningitis, SNOM is...
DALLAS, Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas School Nurses Organization (TSNO) has joined more than 30 state and national health organizations across the country in support of the Voices of Meningitis "Boost Our Rates!" initiative, to help educate parents about the importance of meningococcal vaccination for their preteens and teens. With more than a third of Texas teens currently unvaccinated against meningococcal infection, which can cause meningitis,...
CHARLESTON, W.V., Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The West Virginia Association of School Nurses (WVASN) has joined more than 30 state and national health organizations across the country in support of the Voices of Meningitis "Boost Our Rates!" initiative, to help educate parents about the importance of meningococcal vaccination for their preteens and teens. Since January 2012, 839 adolescents have been vaccinated against meningococcal infection at the Kanawha-Charleston Health...
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Utah School Nurse Association (USNA) has joined more than 30 state and national health organizations across the country in support of the Voices of Meningitis "Boost Our Rates!" initiative, to help educate parents about the importance of meningococcal vaccination for their preteens and teens. With more than half of Utah teens currently unvaccinated against meningococcal infection, which can cause meningitis, USNA is bringing...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tennessee Association of School Nurses (TASN) has joined more than 30 state and national health organizations across the country in support of the Voices of Meningitis "Boost Our Rates!" initiative, to help educate parents about the importance of meningococcal vaccination for their preteens and teens. With only 50.6 percent of Tennessee teens currently vaccinated against meningococcal infection, which can cause meningitis, the...
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Missouri Association of School Nurses (MASN) has joined more than 30 state and national health organizations across the country in support of the Voices of Meningitis "Boost Our Rates!" initiative, to help educate parents about the importance of meningococcal vaccination for their preteens and teens. With half of Missouri teens currently unvaccinated against meningococcal infection, which can cause meningitis, MASN is bringing...
