The Florida Department of Health reported last week that the number of meningococcal cases identified in 2022, including meningitis, has already surpassed the five year average.
reported last week that the number of meningococcal cases identified in 2022 has already surpassed the five year average in the state. The CDC has also identified cases among college students, but says they are not part of the larger outbreak affecting men who have sex with men.
College students, immunocompromised people, people living with HIV and men who have sex with men should all get vaccinated against meningococcal disease with a MenACWY vaccine, according to the CDC and Florida Department of Health. People in those groups who have not been vaccinated in five years should also get another shot.