NCPHD Says Call Ahead For Meningitis B Vaccine

North Central Public Health District is advising parents of University of Oregon students who are coming home for spring break that there is no supply of Meningitis B vaccine at clinics or pharmacies in Wasco, Sherman, or Gilliam counties.  According to the district, if a U of O student is returning and was not vaccinated while at the school, they recommend calling ahead to a local pharmacy.  If the vaccine is not in stock, it can be ordered within a day or so.  Five U of O freshmen have contracted type B meningococcal disease since mid-January, resulting in one death.  The Oregon Health Authority has recommended vaccination as the best way to eradicate the illness, and students were encouraged to obtain vaccination in Eugene.

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