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Minority Report: Shot for Shot

Lincoln Son Currie April 15, 2021
Mandatory vaccinations are the only option at this point, and I credit BU for a sensible mandate.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Vaccine passports are reasonable and necessary, but come with risks of disparity

Editors April 6, 2021
Vaccine passports can be inequitable, but are ultimately inevitable for safe travels and normalcy.
Boston Children's Hospital, where one case of meningitis is currently being treated after two children were confirmed to have contracted it at a Boston daycare last week. PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Two cases of meningococcal disease reported in Boston

Gabe Koiishe October 29, 2019
Two young children were infected by the life-threatening bacteria, and their cases were linked to the day cares in which they were enrolled.

Meningitis hearing raises questions on oversight

Daily Free Press Admin November 15, 2012

Massachusetts lawmakers called for improved oversight for the Framingham Pharmacy linked to a recent nationwide meningitis outbreak at a Statehouse hearing Wednesday, as officials highlighted the failure...

Violations found in firm linked to meningitis outbreak

Daily Free Press Admin October 24, 2012

In the wake of a national meningitis outbreak possibly traced to the New England Compounding Center, a preliminary investigative report found multiple health and safety deficiencies in operating procedures...

Meningitis cases increase as outbreak continues

Daily Free Press Admin October 17, 2012

The Center for Disease Control reported 19 more cases of meningitis on Tuesday as the country grapples with a meningitis outbreak possibly linked to steroid injections from the New England Compounding...

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