Help make sure students are vaccinated when they go back to school
Vaccinations have dropped by as much as 80% as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Help make sure students are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases by reaching out to your local schools.
Sample E-mail
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Hi [INSERT NAME],
As COVID-19 continues to have an immense public health impact on our communities, and as colleges and universities determine their plans for re-opening safely in the fall, I am writing to request that you consider reviewing the student immunization requirements for your institution to ensure that students are fully vaccinated against critical vaccine-preventable diseases affecting young adults.
As an advocate for the Meningitis B Action Project and as a local resident of [CITY]/as a parent of a student at [INSERT SCHOOL], I wanted to reach out to bring awareness to this very important public health request. Please find attached a detailed letter further describing this request.
The Meningitis B Action Project is a joint initiative by two mothers who each lost their young, healthy daughters too soon to a now vaccine-preventable disease, Meningitis B.
Thank you very much in advance and please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Best,
[INSERT NAME]
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Suggested post: Symptoms of COVID-19, a cold, flu and meningitis can be similar. Help protect students when they return to school. Update your school’s vaccine policies to include a #meningitis vaccine requirement. #bteamwashere
Suggested post: Symptoms of COVID-19, a cold, flu and meningitis can be similar. Help protect students when they return to school. Update your school’s vaccine policies to include a #meningitis vaccine requirement. #bteamwashere
Suggested post: Did you know vaccination rates have fallen by up to 80% during the #COVID19 pandemic? Help make sure students go back to school fully vaccinated. Contact your local school and ask them to review their #vaccination policies. #bteamwashere
Finding the Right Contact
Who do you send your email to? It is simple to find the right contact. Here is what we suggest:
Visit the website of the school/college/university and find the page for the student health center.
Navigate to the staff page or contact us page for the student health center.
Look for the following positions: Health center director, medical director, immunization director or head nurse. Their emails will typically be found within their profiles. You can choose to send it to all, or the one that you feel is the best fit. What matters is that you reached out!
If you can’t find any personal emails, find the general health center email - typically found in the contact us page.
If you need help, contact us at info@meningitisbactionproject.org.