Stuart Kinlough/Getty Images/Ikon Images Shots - Health News Vaccine Against Meningitis B Gets A Boost From CDC June 29, 2015 • A federal health advisory committee now says everyone aged 16 to 23 should talk to a doctor about whether they need to get immunized against a rare but dangerous strain of meningitis. Vaccine Against Meningitis B Gets A Boost From CDC Listen · 2:06 2:06 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/417851076/418490451" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Developing a vaccine for meningitis B was tricky. Even the existing vaccine doesn't protect against all B strains. Josef Muellek/iStockphoto.com hide caption toggle caption Josef Muellek/iStockphoto.com Shots - Health News Why Meningitis That Hit Princeton Is Hard To Beat With Vaccines December 12, 2013 • It turns out that the bacteria that are responsible meningitis B have a sugar coating that makes them look a lot like human cells. That similarity makes development of a vaccine against the germs especially tricky.
