NMA Newsroom – National Meningitis Association

Parents have an important message after daughter passed away in college.

At 18, Sara Stelzer was in the prime of her life — a college freshman excited for her classes and being part of a sorority at San Diego State University — when she suddenly became very ill.
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Protection, risks, and lessons learned the hard way: why parents need to know about meningitis

By Robbin Thibodeaux My son Thomas had been sick with flu-like symptoms all week. When I had not heard back…

Reflections from a mother and son: Helping other families spot the danger that took ours by surprise

By Paige Kach and John Kach Paige’s : a mother’s fears. Everything was going so well right up until our…

Finding the blessings in a parent’s nightmare

August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). The CDC recommends several vaccines during adolescence and I support all of them…

On World Meningitis Day, National Meningitis Association President Reflects on 20 Years

April 24, 2018 April 20, 1998, is a day my family will never forget nor ever get over. It was…

I Lost My Legs to Meningitis, But You Don’t Have To

Since March 2016, there has been an ongoing meningococcal disease outbreak in Southern California among men-who-have-sex-with-men or MSM. There have…

Make the right thing to do, the easy thing to do

The following is adapted from NMA President Lynn Bozof’s testimony at the February 2016 ACIP meeting. I didn’t originally plan…

Protect Your Family from the Flu

During National Influenza Vaccination Week, we want to remind all parents to make sure their family members – everyone 6…