Meningitis warning given ahead of NYC's Gay Pride weekend 
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People traveling to New York City for Gay Pride events over the June 28-30 weekend are being told to seek advice about vaccination for invasive meningococcal disease, in a report released Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine. [read more]
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