Complete What's Missing

Problem

Meningococcal disease is caused by a bacteria which can cause meningitis, a brain and spinal cord infection with serious health complications, blood stream infection, and death. Young people and college students living in dorms are at an increased risk of meningococcal disease, and with in-person college classes resuming in the fall, there is concern that outbreaks of meningococcal disease could reoccur.

Even though these infections are preventable through vaccination, fewer than half of young people are fully vaccinated against meningococcal disease. There are two kinds of vaccines available to fully prevent meningococcal disease (menACWY and menB). Many young people aren’t fully protected because they’ve only completed part of the vaccination series!

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us the importance of public health, the prevalence of medical misinformation online is making it harder than ever for young people to tell the difference between fact and fiction when it comes to protecting their health.

Solution

Educate your friends (and family) about meningococcal disease and why and how to get fully vaccinated and be fully informed about ways to spot medical misinformation.

Take our Complete What’s Missing quiz, and share the guide with a friend to educate them on meningococcal disease and medical misinformation.