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NBC:DFW – Meningitis Victim: Fellow Cyclists Are Inspirational

Jamie Schanbaum, whose fingers and legs below the knee were amputated after she contracted meningitis, says it's it has been...
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NBC:DFW- Meningitis Victim: “It’s Amazing How Fast It Can Happen”

Jamie Schanbaum, who inspired a state law requiring meningitis vaccinations for college students, talks about how she contracted the bacteria...
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Jamie Relearns to Ride

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Austin 360 Article

Jamie Schanbaum, who lost limbs to meningococcal septicemia, learns to ride bicycle
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MY BIKE!!

hello viewers!! I thought I should tell everyone about my wonderful month of October(and now November), and how significant it...
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Dallas Morning News Article 2

New Texas law mandates meningitis shot for college students living on campus
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WFAA – Channel 8 – Dallas/Ft Worth

New vaccine requirement for incoming college students
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Dallas Morning News Article

Meningococcal vaccination required for college dorm residents
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McAllen Monitor Article

Meningitis survivor encourages vaccination
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If your audience needs to hear this, let's talk

Conferences, campuses, committees, podcasts. If your audience needs to hear this, Jamie can reach them. She survived something most people can barely imagine, and she talks about it with a directness and a sense of humor that cut straight through the usual gravity of public health messaging. Audiences trust her because she has earned the right to say what she says.

She is just as comfortable delivering legislative testimony as she is headlining a university keynote or joining a panel on life after limb loss. Whatever the format, people walk away informed, disarmed, and far more likely to actually do something about it.