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Possible meningitis outbreak at Princeton University; CDC to import vaccine

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Possible meningitis outbreak at Princeton University; CDC to import vaccine

Saturday, November 16, 2013    Last updated: Saturday November 16, 2013, 9:15 PM
Associated Press
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PRINCETON — Federal health officials have agreed to import a meningitis vaccine approved in Europe and Australia but not the U.S. as officials at Princeton University consider measures to stop the spread of the disease on the Ivy League campus.

The Food and Drug Administration this week approved importing Bexsero for possible use on Princeton’s campus, said Barbara Reynolds, a spokeswoman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Princeton officials confirmed the school’s seventh case of meningitis in 2013 this week and a spokesman said trustees will discuss the issue this weekend.

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