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Patty Wuchowicz

Registered Nurse, co-founder and co-executive director of the American Society for Meningitis Prevention (ASMP) and Kimberly Coffey Foundation, meningococcal vaccine advocate.

Jul 1, 2026

NP Pulse: The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner (AANP)

NP Pulse: The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner (AANP)

185. Community Immunity Starts with You: The NP’s Guide to Adult Vaccinations

Jul 1 · 1h 6m

Alicia Stillman
Alicia StillmanGUEST
16:58
And now I'm going to let my partner, Patty, share hers about her beautiful daughter, Kim.
Patty WuchowiczGUEST
17:05
Hi, I'm Patty Wuchowicz, and I am here to tell you my daughter's story of meningococcal serogroup B.
Patty WuchowiczGUEST
17:13
In 2012, my daughter Kimberly was a healthy high school student.
Patty WuchowiczGUEST
17:18
The following week was her graduation.
Patty WuchowiczGUEST
17:22
It was her prom.
Patty WuchowiczGUEST
17:23
And three months after that, Kim was to begin her nursing program at a local university on Long Island, where we're from.
Patty WuchowiczGUEST
17:32
She came home from school one afternoon, and she complained of body aches, and she had a temperature of 101.3 degrees.

43 MINS LATER

Ruth Carrico
Ruth CarricoGUEST
60:13
Patty, can I start with you?

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