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Amid outbreak, health officials want more gay men vaccinated for meningitis

Amid outbreak, health officials want more gay men vaccinated for meningitis

Health officials in Los Angeles and Orange counties are recommending that all gay and bisexual men receive meningitis vaccinations, amid an outbreak of the potentially fatal disease disproportionately affecting men who have sex with men.Local health departments were previously recommending vaccinations only for people considered high-risk, such as men who are HIV positive."We acknowledge this broadens our prior recommendations, but, after careful consultation with the CDC and health officers in other affected jurisdictions, we consider that this expansion of the vaccination recommendations is a necessary step to suppress this outbreak," said Dr. Jeffrey Gunzenhauser, L.A. County Interim Health Officer, in a statement Tuesday.


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Meningitis Update: "ALL area gay men should be vaccinated," CDC now says

Meningitis Update: "ALL area gay men should be vaccinated," CDC now says

BY TROY MASTERS | The Center's for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging all gay and bisexual men in the Los Angeles and Orange County area to get vaccinated against Invasive Meningococcal Disease (IMD).The recommendation comes as the agency undertakes a local area ground investigation into a continued outbreak that is affecting men who have sex men disproportionately.Previously, LA County Department of Public Health had emphasized HIV positive gay men should be vaccinated.


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All gay and bisexual men should get meningitis vaccine, county urges

All gay and bisexual men should get meningitis vaccine, county urges

LOS ANGELES — Top health officials in the Southland today urged all gay and bisexual men to get vaccinated against meningitis, regardless of their risk profile.The recommendation was made by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, in conjunction with Orange County's Health Care Agency and the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services."We acknowledge this broadens our prior recommendations.