EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The start of the school year is right around the corner. While parents arm their children with the tools to excel in the classroom, Shore Memorial Hospital wants to arm students with the tools to fight disease.
Shore Memorial is holding a meningococcal vaccination clinic each Wednesday this month from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., or by appointment, at its Egg Harbor Township Quick Care Center, located in Harbor Village Square on the corner of Ocean Heights Ave. and Zion Road.
Meningococcal disease is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis, an infection of the fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord. About 1,000 to 2,600 people contract meningococcal disease annually in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Even with antibiotic treatment, approximately 10 to 15 percent of those people succumb to the illness.
While anyone can get meningococcal disease, college freshmen who live in dormitories and teenagers age 15 to 19 have an increased risk of contracting it. Many colleges require students to have the meningococcal vaccination prior to living on campus.
The meningococcal vaccine is available for $25 per person, and anyone over the age of six is eligible to receive the vaccine.
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