Georgia County Fights Outbreak of Meningitis
Associated Press
CARROLLTON, Ga. —
Residents of a western Georgia county lined up for vaccinations against bacterial meningitis Friday amid an outbreak of the disease blamed for one death.
Health officials in Carroll County hoped to vaccinate more than 20,000 people between ages 2 and 29 by Saturday.
The disease has killed one girl and six residents have become ill since November.
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