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WHO to launch cheap meningitis vaccine in Africa
Nov 22, 2010 16:58 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 12 million people in Burkino Faso will be the first to receive a new meningitis vaccine as part of an Africa-wide immunization plan, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
CDC panel: Teens need another meningitis shot
Oct 27, 2010 17:32 EDT
CDC panel: Teens need a second bacterial meningitis shot; first doesn't last long enough. Teens should get a booster dose of the vaccine for bacterial meningitis because a single shot doesn't work as long as expected, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday.
CDC panel votes to add meningitis booster dose
Oct 27, 2010 12:11 EDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A panel of federal vaccine experts narrowly voted to add a booster dose of a meningitis vaccine to teens at age 16.
Rare but deadly meningitis: Don't forget kid shots
Sep 01, 2009 03:06 EDT
Fever, chills, vomiting: It starts like a stomach bug or the flu. But bacterial meningitis can go on to kill terrifyingly fast ? one of the few infections in the U.S. where someone can feel fine in the morning and be dead by night. And prime targets are tweens, teens and college freshmen.
Rare but deadly meningitis: Don't forget kid shots
Sep 01, 2009 03:05 EDT
HEALTHBEAT: Amid flu flurry, don't forget teen shots against different threat _ meningitis. Fever, chills, vomiting: It starts like a stomach bug or the flu. But bacterial meningitis can go on to kill terrifyingly fast ? one of the few infections in the U.S. where someone can feel fine in the morning and be dead by night. And prime targets are tweens, teens and college freshmen.
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Vaccine description | |
|---|---|
| Target disease | Neisseria meningitidis |
| Type | ? |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | ? |
| ATC code | J07AH01 J07AH02 J07AH03 J07AH04 J07AH05 J07AH06 J07AH07 |
| PubChem | ? |
| Therapeutic considerations | |
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| Legal status | |
| Routes | ?
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