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The American Society for Meningitis Prevention (previously known as the Meningitis B Action Project), and Patti and Alicia’s story have been featured prominently in national and local media. By participating in media interviews, we hope to increase awareness among the general public of meningococcal meningitis and the vaccines available to help prevent it.
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A ‘new turning point’: Patients could soon have a new shot to protect them from deadly meningitis
CNN | October 24, 2023
A ‘new turning point’: Patients could soon have a new shot to protect them from deadly meningitis | CNN | October 25, 2023
Meningitis Stories and Advocacy with Patti and Alicia | Newsday | October 16, 2023
Meningococcal Disease in Preteens, Teens & Young Adults | Healthychildren.org | August 1, 2023
Meningitis Stories and Advocacy with Patti and Alicia | Ambiguously Blind Podcast | March 28, 2023
Are you protecting your adolescents and young adults from contracting meningitis B? Contemporary Pediatrics® | March 21, 2023
What is your meningitis vaccine IQ? | Contemporary Pediatrics® | March 21, 2023
Have you spoken to your teen’s healthcare provider about Meningitis B vaccination? | The Mama Maven | December 14, 2021
Grieving mom's plea: Get vaccinated | Newsday | July 12, 2021
Two mothers. One mission — Saving kids from meningococcal disease | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Parents PACK Newsletter | March 2021
A Campaign to Get Needles in College Students Arms | The Chronicle of Higher Education | March 24, 2021
Colleges Weigh Whether to Require Covid-19 Vaccines, or Just Urge Them | The Chronicle of Higher Education | January 4, 2021
There is Not Only One Meningitis Vaccine – Two Mothers’ Stories | Adult Vaccine Access Coalition | November 6, 2020
A Class in COVID: A mother’s heartbreaking story urging parents to vaccinate teens against meningitis B | News 8 WTNH | August 14, 2020
Patti Wukovits Shares Kim’s Story | FOX 19 WXIX | August 2020
Mom on a mission to educate parents about a life-saving vaccine | Scripps National | July 22, 2020
Making Sure Students are vaccinated when they return to school | WNBC-NBC | August 2, 2020
Meningitis B: Real Stories, Kimberly and Emily | Glamour Magazine | July 20, 2020
Love, Loss & Revival | The Vaccine Mom | Taryn Chapman | March 10, 2020
Podcast: The Kimberly Coffey Foundation | Your Family's Health | 90.3 WHPC | March 2020
Life before vaccines: Meningitis B | Coverage- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts | February 21, 2020
Meningitis B Prevention: Legislation for N.J. Students Living on College Campuses | NJ.com | February 20, 2020
Meningitis B is rare but deadly. Parents who lost children to the disease wonder why no one mentioned a vaccine | Washington Post | September 16, 2019
National Immunization Awareness Month Highlights The Importance Of Vaccinations | Long Island Weekly | August 17, 2019
Only Received 1 Meningitis Vaccine? Here’s Why You Need a Second | Healthline | July 31, 2019
There is Not Only One Meningitis Vaccine – A Mother’s Story | The Journal of The Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State | Summer 2019
Two MenB Vaccines Have Been Approved in the US. So Why Are Young People Still Dying From It? | Health.com | June 12, 2019
Grieving mom calls on all colleges to require Meningitis B vaccinations | ABC Detroit | September 4, 2018
First-Ever National Day Of Action Against Meningitis B Rallies Volunteers In All 50 States | PRNewswire | April 24, 2019
Mich. mom pushes universities to require meningitis B vaccine | Detroit News | August 25, 2018
Michigan mom pushes for meningitis vaccination requirement | Associated Press | September 1, 2018
Turning grief into action | Brown Medical School Magazine | August 2018
Getting vaccinated before college | Verizon FIOS Long Island | August 12, 2018
Hundreds get vaccinated as meningitis scare roils | UMass Amherst Bulletin | David McLellan | Nov. 24, 2017
These teen girls died of meningitis despite getting vaccinated. Now their mothers… | Daily Mail | August 23, 2017
After Daughters’ Deaths, Moms Urge Parents to Consider Men B Vaccine | NBC News | August 8, 2017
Doctors Should Be Talking To Teens And Parents About MenB Vaccination | Forbes | April 6, 2017