Thursday, December 31, 2009
Mandatory Bacterial Meningitis Menactra® Vaccinations Required for All Incoming College Dorm Students in Texas Starting January 1, 2010
Texas loves making vaccines mandatory. First, it was the Gardasil HPV vaccine requirement imposed by Governor Rick Perry. Now, it is a mandatory bacterial meningitis vaccine for all incoming students who want to live in the college dorms.

Incoming college dorm residents will need an additional vaccine next month, thanks to a new Texas law. Without the shot, they cannot live in the dorm. KERA's Bill Zeeble reports.

Texas college students moving into dorms for the first time after January 1st will now need a vaccine against bacterial meningitis. June Brownlee, with the University of North Texas Student Health and Wellness Center says the bill has come up in past legislative sessions, and finally passed earlier this year.

The name of this vaccine is called Menactra® and the vaccine is manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur Inc. You can read the Menactra® package insert by clicking this sentence.

Source: KERA ; Sanofi Pasteur




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