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May 2, 2001

 

“Vaccine Shipment Feared Ruined on Way to Abbotsford:  The Vaccine Was to be Used for Thousands of Young People in the Area”

Vancouver Sun (www.southam.com/vancouversun) (05/01/01) P. B4; Galashan, Sarah

Teenagers in Abbotsford, Canada, will have to wait until a new batch of meningitis vaccines are shipped from Italy before getting their shots.  The 20,000-dose shipment that arrived this week may have ruined by poor shipping conditions while traveling from Europe; officials will know by Wednesday whether the vaccine is still effective.  A second shipment of the conjugate C meningococcal vaccine, which is not yet licensed in Canada, has been ordered and is due next week.  Health officials are urging high school students and adults up to 29 years of age who are either residing or employed in the region to get vaccinated.  An outbreak of the disease occurred in April, infecting seven people between the ages of 18 and 27 years old and killing two.

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