Evaluation of Mass Vaccination Clinics in Response to a Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease Outbreak at a Large, Public University-Oregon, 2015

The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
Emily FisherPaul Cieslak

Abstract

Between January and May 2015, seven people at a large, public university developed invasive serogroup B meningococcal disease. One case was fatal. Attack rates were highest among freshmen and members of sororities, and fraternities (Greek organizations). Mass vaccination clinics using newly licensed serogroup B vaccine were held in March, May, and October 2015. No cases occurred after the second mass vaccination clinic. We surveyed vaccine recipients at each clinic from March to October 2015 to determine preferred methods for notification about vaccination clinics, assess motivations for attending, and evaluate the clinic attendee population. Vaccination rates were low; 15% of undergraduates received one vaccine dose. An additional 11% received two doses of the three-dose MenB-FHbp series, and 4% completed a serogroup B meningococcal vaccine series at a mass vaccination clinic. University freshmen were 2.3 times as likely (confidence interval: 2.2-2.9) and Greek members 1.3 times as likely (confidence interval: 1.2-1.4) to attend a mass vaccination clinic as nonfreshmen or non-Greek members, respectively. Attendees reported e-mail as their preferred communication method (90%). Concerns about developing meningococcal disease (66...Continue Reading

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