Universities to protect students from Meningitis B
Manhattan College is
one of nearly 30 universities
across the country that require
that incoming students
are vaccinated against meningitis
B. Several colleges
just made the meningitis B
vaccination mandatory for
the fi rst time this year.
This news comes on the
heels of the recently completed
2018-2019 school year
which saw 11 confirmed
cases of meningitis B at universities
across the country,
one which tragically claimed
the life of a Florida Community
College student. Even
more alarming, meningitis
B has been responsible for
100 percent of all meningococcal
outbreaks on college
campuses in the U.S. since
2011.
Students have long received
the meningococcal
conjugate vaccination which
covers strains A, C, W and
Y, but this ultimately leaves
them unprotected from the
B strain of meningitis. For
years, parents have thought
their child was safe from
the threat of meningitis, but
without receiving both the
MenACWY and the MenB
vaccine – which has only been
available in the United States
since 2014 – they’re still vulnerable
to meningitis B.
Research shows that universities
can be breeding
grounds for infectious diseases,
including meningitis
B. The typical environment
that comes with co-ed life
– living in close quarters,
sharing drinks and utensils,
kissing, coughing –are just
a few ways meningitis B can
be spread, placing university
students at a heightened risk
for contracting the debilitating
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and sometimes fatal illness.
While meningococcal diseases
are still considered
rare, infection can be devastating.
One out of every 10
people who get infected will
die. Of those who survive, 1
out of every 5 people will suffer
loss of limbs and/or other
serious complications.
“We have an opportunity
at the university level to ensure
the best health of our students
while they are on our
campus and under our care,”
said Dr. Maria Fletcher, MD,
Physician Health Services at
Butler University. “To see the
needless suffering around
the country with the measles
resurgence, and knowing we
now have protection for meningitis
B when we didn’t before,
we wanted to do all we
could to protect our students
from this rare but often fatal
and debilitating disease. No
university wants to host the
next outbreak – especially
when it could have been prevented.”
Colleges who now require
the meningitis B vaccine for
all incoming students: Aquinas
College, Ball State University,
Bucknell University,
Butler University, California
University of Pennsylvania,
Daemen College, Earlham
College, Florida Agricultural
and Mechanical University,
Indiana State University, Indiana
University Purdue University,
Lehigh University,
Morrisville State College,
New England College, Oregon
State University, Manhattan
College, Marian University,
Purdue University, Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology,
San Diego State University,
Smith College, St. Ambrose
University, St. Mary of the
Woods College, University of
Evansville, University of Indianapolis,
University of Rio
Grande; and Valparaiso University
Map of universities across the ocuntry that require that incoming students are vaccinated against meningitis
B. Courtesy of Manhattan College
MetroCard Mobile Van schedules stops in Pelham Bay
Assemblyman Michael
Benedetto, in conjunction with
Councilman Mark Gjonaj, announces
that the MetroCard
Mobile Van will be visiting the
following locations in the Pelham
Bay section on Tuesday,
July 23, from 10 a.m. to noon
at Hazel Towers, 1730 Mulford
Avenue, between Libby Place
and Buhre Avenue; and from 1
to 2 p.m. at the Post Offi ce, located
at 1545 Crosby Avenue,
between Middletown Road
and Merry Avenue.
The MetroCard Mobile
Van enables:
• Senior citizens 65 years
of age or older to apply for Reduced
Fare MetroCard and
receive a temporary card on
the spot (Bring proof of age
such as a Medicare card and
valid photo identifi cation);
• People with disabilities
that qualify, and who present
a Medicare card and valid
photo ID such as a driver’s
license to apply for Reduced-
Fare MetroCard;
• Daily riders to add money
to their Reduced-Fare Metro-
Card; and
Everyone to get all Metro
ard questions answered.
The community is welcome
to attend Summer
Shabbat services at Temple
Hatikva on Fridays, July
19 and August 23. Temple
Hatikva serves all those of
the Jewish faith with traditional,
yet modern services
in Hebrew and English, offering
a meaningful experience
to all, even those with no
synagogue background. Every
service is followed by an
Oneg Shabbat with refreshments
and fellowship.
Services begin at 7:30 p.m.
and are held at Bronx House,
990 Pelham Parkway South.
Following the July 19 service,
befi tting the season,
congregants will beat the
summer heat by cooling off
at our special Oneg Shabbat,
where everyone will have the
opportunity to participate
in Temple Hatikva’s annual
‘Make Your Own Sundae
Buffet’ in conjunction with
July having been designated
as National Ice Cream month
in 1984. All are welcome to
attend the service and Oneg
Shabbat free of charge.
“Once again the summer
is here, heralding our annual
Ice Cream Social at Temple
Hatikva,” said the synagogue’s
Cantor Kyle Cherry.
“What more blessed way can
we beat the heat than with a
cool treat while our people
meet… to hear the words of
the Torah! A frozen dessert,
warm teachings, and a sense
of unity and fellowship to help
us embrace the spirit of this
fun and lazy season! Have a
Sunday on Friday, and make
mine with a Cherry on top!”
Mark your calendar for
Friday, August 23 and join
in the festivities as Temple
Hatikva celebrates its ninth
birthday with a Shabbat service,
followed by a festive
Oneg Shabbat with birthday
cake for all, in honor of the
congregation reaching another
milestone.
Temple Hatikva has announced
its High Holiday
schedule of services, to which
all are invited free of charge.
Rosh Hashanah services will
be held on September 30 and
October 1, both starting at 10
a.m. The Kol Nidre service
on October 8 will begin at
7:30 p.m. The following day,
October 9, the morning Yom
Kippur service will begin at
10 a.m., with Yizkor at noon.
After a break the Concluding
service will begin at 6 p.m.
You will always receive
a warm welcome at Temple
Hatikva, located at Bronx
House, 990 Pelham Parkway
South. For more information,
the synagogue can be
reached TempleHatikva@
aol.com, (917) 819-2456, by
email at templehatikva@aol.
com, or on the web at www.
TempleHatikva.com.
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