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Hundreds of homeless people in Boston getting shots against rare bacterial disease

By adamg on Sat, 02/20/2016 - 9:57am

The Globe reports on the vaccination campaign against meningococcemia, which has struck three homeless people, killing one. Dr. Philip Lederer has more.

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By anon on Sat, 02/20/2016 - 4:22pm.

For Police
For Firefighters
For Transit Workers
For EMT'S
For Shelter workers
For Nurses

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By jillian on Sat, 02/20/2016 - 6:43pm.

That kind of transmission is rare, and blanket vaccination for first responders is generally recommended only in countries where meningococcal diseases are endemic (e.g not the U.S.).

The vaccine is, on the other hand, recommended for all pre-teens and required for college students.

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