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Added by David Soltis, last edited by David Soltis on Oct 10, 2007

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Wednesday urged vaccination for meningitis in patients with cochlear implants, amid reports of two deaths in children not properly vaccinated.

The Food and Drug Administrationissued the advisory to health professionals to remind them of the "increased, life-threatening risk of bacterial meningitis" in patients with cochlear implants and the importance of full vaccination.

All patients are at risk, but children are at a heightened risk, the FDA said, according to a public health notification on its Web site.

The two deaths were in children, ages 9 and 11, who did not complete the full immunization schedule, it said.

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