Blood type (or blood group) is determined, in part, by the ABO blood group antigens present on red blood cells.A blood type (also called a blood group) is a classification of blood based on the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs).lood type (or blood group) is determined, in part, by the ABO blood group antigens present on red blood cells.
State Considering Making Vaccine For Meningitis Mandatory. North Carolina's public health rulemaking body is closing in on requiring seventh-graders to be vaccinated against potentially deadly meningitis and related diseases starting next summer.
Meningitis B vaccination, the recently FDA approved vaccine is now also available to prevent Meningitis Serogroup B, one of the more common strains causing meningitis in young adults in the United States which is not covered by the MCV4 vaccine.