Over 4,500 University of Oregon students already got their meningitis vaccination at Matthew Knight Arena. This year there were four registered meningococcemia cases on campus, one of which resulted in a student’s death. We spoke to health officials and vaccinated students to find out more details about the mass vaccination and reasons why every student should get their shot. Find more information at http://meningitis.uoregon.edu.
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Meningitis vaccinations on campus
March 4, 2015
University of Oregon requires many things of its students, but the latest may be vaccines against meningococcal and other meningococcal diseases. As of January 2016, 36 states and the District of Columbia have implemented a policy that requires either education of college students about meningococcal vaccines or proof of meningococcal …