NY J02651

Requests Governor Kathy Hochul proclaim June 2024 as Meningitis B Awareness Month in New York State in conjunction with National Meningitis Month

Highlights that meningococcal disease serogroup B accounts for approximately half of all meningococcal cases among persons aged 17-23 years in the U.S. and has been responsible for all U.S. college campus outbreaks since 2011

Notes that New York State requires institutions including colleges and universities to distribute meningococcal disease and vaccination information to students, though serogroup B vaccination is not mandated

References the Kimberly Coffey Foundation, established by the mother of a 17-year-old who died from meningitis B in 2012, which advocates for public education and two types of meningococcal vaccination

Directs transmission of the resolution to Governor Hochul and Patti Wukovits, R.N., Executive Director of the Kimberly Coffey Foundation