Facing Meningitis: Jamie Schanbaum | Texas Children's Hospital Meningitis PSA (15 secs)

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Channel: Texas Children’s · 2011 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Why meningitis vaccination is so important for college students? This PSA conveys the importance of young people receiving the meningococcal meningitis vaccine. To watch the full video "Facing Meningitis", visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2-U1S74OH0&list=PLiN68C9rloPD697-wZXq-fKYeIIdKjNhL&index=6

All students entering a public, private, or independent institution of higher education in Texas are required to show proof of an initial meningococcal vaccination or a booster dose during the five-year period prior to enrolling. For more information, visit http://collegevaccinerequirements.com

Texas Children's Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research provides a valuable resource for understanding the increasingly complex issues of vaccination. To learn more about meningococcal vaccine, visit http://www.texaschildrens.org/Locate/Departments-and-Services/Vaccine/Types-of-Vaccines/Meningococcal/

The Texas Children’s book “Vaccine-Preventable Disease: The Forgotten Story” tells 20 true stories of families who were seriously impacted by infectious diseases that are now prevented by vaccines. For more information on the book, visit http://www.texaschildrens.org/vaccinebook/

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