Meningitis B outbreak at Dalhousie continues, vaccines made available
“Even though there was no identified social or relationship risks between these two, we did decide that a slightly wider initiative was warranted,” says Regional Medical Officer of Health Dr. Cristin Muecke. “In this case, it was offering meningitis B vaccine to the staff and students of this residence hall.”
Student Charlie Cote saw the measure as a good precaution, as he was able to get both the flu shot and meningitis vaccine in one trip. “Even though you can only get the disease through, like, mouth-to-mouth contact or through saliva, I still wanted to get it just in case, cause you never know,” Cote says. “We also all eat at the same dining hall, so there’s that added risk there as well.”
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