IL HR0691

Urges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to recommend the meningitis B vaccine for incoming college students

Cites recent meningitis B outbreaks at universities including University of Oregon (6 infected, 1 death), Princeton University, San Diego State University, Drexel University, and Providence College, with severe complications including death, brain damage, hearing loss, and limb amputation

Notes that meningitis B is the most deadly of 5 meningitis strains with a 10% fatality rate, and college students face high risk due to close living quarters and shared items

Identifies barriers to vaccination access including lack of official recommendations preventing insurance coverage and physician inventory, and the Advisory Committee's deferral of meningitis B recommendations until June 2015

Directs that a copy of the resolution be delivered to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices