@manymees, I'm sorry to hear this effected your family, but I'm so glad to hear your grandson is recovering. The current vaccines do work and save lives. Unfortunately not all serogroups of bacterial mengingitis are currently vaccine preventable. They're working on licensing additional vaccines that protect against all strands. My daughter (6 months old at the time) had all of her shots as well however she contracted serogroup B for which there is no currently licensed vaccine. 10 days on a vent, 14 days in the PICU, 21 days in the hospital...she was lucky, by the grace of god and really good doctors she recovered fully. But don't think for a second she and her brother weren't vaccinated immediately and will continue to be. Vaccines are safe, effective, and life saving. Please visit www.nmaus.org for more information about bacterial meningitis.

Will they be letting us know what school these kids went to?

I lost my son to meningococcal meningitis, so I know how deadly it can be. Even though the CDC does not recommend vaccination until 11-12 years of age, with a booster dose in five years, there are vaccines LICENSED BY THE FDA for everyone 9 months of age and up. My 2 and 3 year old grandchildren have been vaccinated, because my surviving son saw the devastation this disease did to his older brother. The vaccine is safe and effective. If you have it younger, you will just need a booster dose sooner. It all gets down to your level of comfort. I am not comfortable knowing this disease has already struck my family. Visit the National Meningitis Association for more information. Probably within the year, there will be vaccines licensed by the FDA for younger infants.

This type of bacterial meningitis IS NOT effective in the current vaccinations offered. I know this because my 7 year old grandson just spent 10 days in River Bend for the same thing, and he was up to date on all of his shots. If I had not acted so quickly, he wouldn't be with us now. Everyone needs to be made aware for the safety of their children.

So is this one of the "standard" vaccinations given?