The Hindu Thiruvananthapuram, December 18, 2011 Pentavalent vaccine safe, say health officials A high-level team consisting of experts from the Union Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has started investigating into the sudden death of a 58-day-old baby at Vithura near here on Thursday. The death of the infant, which occurred […]
Meningitis vaccine debated at CDC forum
By Carol M. Ostrom, Seattle Times Health Reporter At a forum in Shoreline Tuesday on whether to add meningitis to the vaccination schedule for children, more than 100 parents, health-care providers and others interested in the topic considered questions about vaccine safety, effectiveness and whether mandates are advisable. The Centers for Disease Control and its […]
UPDATE 1-FDA accepts Novartis broader Menveo use application
* Menveo protects against a cause of meningitis * Novartis seeking approval in infants and toddlers * Menveo already approved for people 2-55 years ZURICH, June 16 (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have accepted Novartis’s application to broaden use of its meningitis vaccine Menveo, the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday, giving its Vaccines and Diagnostics unit […]
CDC considering meningitis vaccine for infants
By Holly Ramer CONCORD, N.H.—Federal health officials, trying to determine whether to recommend that young children be vaccinated for the rare but often deadly bacterial meningitis, heard Wednesday from parents both for and against the vaccine. The public meeting in New Hampshire was the first of four the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is […]
Vaccines required for college and potential risks
Every year young adults venture out to a new world, college. Not only is this unknown territory scary, but the whole experience can be hard to understand. There are requirements before students can even begin. It’s not just about the books and scheduling the classes! Every state has different requirements of vaccinations that every new […]
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