The National Meningitis Association Partners with Molly Ringwald to Urge Parents to Help Protect Their Teens Against Meningococcal Meningitis
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Vaccination is the best defense against meningococcal disease,
1,2 yet approximately half of U.S. teens – an age group at increased risk – remain underprotected against this rare, but deadly disease
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The 16 Vaccine initiative educates parents of teens about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommended second dose of MenACWY at age 16
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At a crucial time when vaccination against potentially deadly diseases is top of mind, the National Meningitis Association (NMA) is teaming up with award-winning actress, author and mother of three Molly Ringwald to encourage parents to talk to their teen's doctor about the potentially life-saving second dose of the MenACWY vaccine for meningococcal disease.