By Lily Reisigner November of 2015 marked the two-year anniversary of the last meningitis B case on the Princeton University campus. While fear of contracting the life-threatening virus has been almost eliminated among the student body, University health officials and the CDC still deem the […]

By Daniel Liu This past November, students from Princeton University’s incoming freshman class lined up atop Icahn Laboratory’s Oval Lounge to participate in an immune response study to the meningitis B vaccine. That clinic was the second round of a large-scale public health study being […]

This past November, students from Princeton University’s incoming freshman class lined up atop Icahn Laboratory’s Oval Lounge to participate in an immune response study to the meningitis B vaccine. That clinic was the second round of a large-scale public health study being conducted by Professor […]

Last month, the FDA approved Trumenba, a vaccine for meningitis B. Meanwhile, the vaccine that was administered to Princeton students last year, Bexsero, continues to be under review. Below, PPHR discusses the vaccine approval process with FDA Consumer Safety Officer Rachael Conklin. PPHR: What considerations does […]