Meningococcal meningitis

HALF OF LOCAL ADOLESCENTS NEED VACCINES, COUNTY SAYS

 

 
Health Officials Recommend Preteen and Teen Vaccinations 
February 7, 2012 (San Diego)--Meningococcal meningitis, pertussis, influenza, human papillomavirus (HPV), and chickenpox. There is a way to protect your preteen or teenager from these diseases, the County Health and Human Services Agency notes. Yet most of the 300,000 adolescents in our region have not received all recommended vaccines.

 


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