¢ Virginia Marso, mother of former KU student Andy Marso, who nearly lost his life to bacterial meningitis, is calling for more children and teens to become vaccinated for the disease, the St. Cloud (Minn.) Times reports.The National Meningitis Association is having a briefing today to talk about the Centers for Disease Control’s decision to expand its recommendations for meningitis immunizations to children ages 11-18._”After this happened to Andrew, I wanted to ensure it would not happen to other people’s children,” Marso said._