{"id":566,"date":"2003-10-23T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2003-10-23T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheerfulchaotic.crazycrew.org\/?p=566"},"modified":"2003-10-23T08:40:00","modified_gmt":"2003-10-23T13:40:00","slug":"meningitis-outbreak-in-chicago-homos-on-the-north-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheerfulchaotic.crazycrew.org\/?p=566","title":{"rendered":"Meningitis outbreak in chicago homos on the north side"},"content":{"rendered":"

I feel so like my mother who flipped out over the plane crashing ‘near’ pittsburgh on 9-11, but I read about this, and my immediate thought was “I hope Joel’s alright” followed by “he better have gotten that vaccine, especially since cheetah is so close to home for him” So, , consider yourself mothered \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

— In GayMensHealthSummit@yahoogroups.com, JimberlyPickett@a… wrote:
\nVERY IMPORTANT HEALTH INFORMATION —- PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY<\/p>\n

There have been six cases of meningococcal meningitis reported in gay and
\nbisexual men in Chicago in the last 2 weeks. Three of the men have died.<\/p>\n

It has been determined that of the 6 cases, 4 of them are “Type C”
\nmeningitis, which is included in the meningitis vaccine.<\/p>\n

Beginning today, October 19, the City of Chicago has begun a vaccination
\nprogram for gay and bisexual men in Chicago who have had close direct contact
\n(kissing, sharing saliva, sexual contact) with others in social setting on
\nChicago’s North Side during October 2003.<\/p>\n

Please understand that meningitis can appear in any type of population, from
\ngrade schoolers to college students. It just so happens that a cluster has
\nappeared in men who have sex with men on Chicago’s north side. There is no direct
\nlink between male-male sexual behavior and meningitis. It has popped up in
\nthis social group and is therefore very capable of spreading in this social
\ngroup. Remember that meningitis can be spread from such behaviors as a cough, a
\nsneeze, sharing a glass of water, kissing.<\/p>\n

There are no known side effects to the vaccine shot, and only those who are
\nallergic to latex or thimerasol should avoid the shots. There will be TWO
\nsites set up this evening at special locations, and then there will be 5 regular
\nlocations. Here is the schedule of times and locations:<\/p>\n

The vaccination program will begin today, Sunday, October 19 at 5 p.m. at:<\/p>\n

1. Lakeview Storefront, 3345 N. Halsted, from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.<\/p>\n

2. Cheetah Gym, 5248 N. Clark, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

The vaccination program will continue from Monday through Friday, October 20
\nto 24 at the following places and times:<\/p>\n

1. Lakeview Storefront, 3345 N. Halsted, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

2. Broadway Armory, 5917 N. Broadway, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

and at the following clinics during their regular hours:<\/p>\n

3. Howard Brown Health Center, 4025 N. Sheridan [Mon-Thurs. 9-7; Fri., 9-5;
\nSat. 9-3]<\/p>\n

4. Lakeview Clinic, 2961 N. Clark [MWF 8-4; TTh 10-6]<\/p>\n

5. Uptown Clinic, 845 W. Wilson [MWF 8-4; TTh 10-6]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I feel so like my mother who flipped out over the plane crashing ‘near’ pittsburgh on 9-11, but I read about this, and my immediate thought was “I hope Joel’s alright” followed by “he better have gotten that vaccine, especially since cheetah is so close to home for him” So, , consider yourself mothered \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheerfulchaotic.crazycrew.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheerfulchaotic.crazycrew.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheerfulchaotic.crazycrew.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheerfulchaotic.crazycrew.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheerfulchaotic.crazycrew.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cheerfulchaotic.crazycrew.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheerfulchaotic.crazycrew.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheerfulchaotic.crazycrew.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheerfulchaotic.crazycrew.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}