I also urge you to listen to this short, succinct and compelling talk in which Pandya illustrates the merits of getting the right scientific expertise to the right problem by showing how targeted meteorological forecasting helped improve the deployment of limited supplies of meningitis vaccine in sub-Saharan Africa, saving lives and money: (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Meningitis vaccine required in Ohio schools Shots for students starting junior high, high school Toledo (OH) Blade (utahpubliceducation.org)
«To rid the world of meningitis epidemics altogether, we need to go after all the major strains in one public health vaccine,» noted Adar Poonawalla, CEO and executive director of Serum Institute of India Private Ltd. «We are partnering with PATH on a pentavalent meningitis vaccine — targeting five meningitis strains, A, C, W, X, and Y — and will begin clinical trials this year.» (sciencedaily.com)