Princeton University can import vaccine to combat meningitis outbreak

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By Noreen O'Donnell (Reuters) - A meningitis vaccine approved for use in Europe and Australia but not in the United States can be imported to try to stop an outbreak of the disease at Princeton University in New Jersey, federal health officials said. The Food and Drug Administration agreed this week to the importation of the vaccine, Bexsero, for potential use on the Ivy League campus, Barbara Reynolds, a spokeswoman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Saturday. The school, which has about 7,900 students, reported its seventh case of the year this week, said university spokesman Martin Mbugua.




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