By: Kate Killand 22 November 2010 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 Organisation said on Monday. The vaccine, called MenAfriVac and made by Serum Institute of India, will be used to inoculate 450 […]
Students Required to Get Menningitis Vaccination to Live in Dorm Next Year
By: Carl Thomas 08 November 2010 Student Health Center (SHC) staff have confirmed that USA is going to make bacterial meningitis vaccines mandatory for all on-campus residents next year. Beverly Kellen, practice director for the SHC and USA Family Medicine, said the vaccine is essential for the safety of students on campus. “Bacterial meningitis is […]
Meningitis Booster Urged for Teenagers
By: Gardiner Harris 27 October 2010 ATLANTA – Federal vaccine advisers recommended on Wednesday that 16-year-olds be given a booster dose of a vaccine against meningococcal meningitis and that people ages 11 to 64 get a booster to protect against whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus. The reason for the meningitis recommendation is that two popular […]
Winning Hearts and Minds With a Vaccine?
By: Dr. Orin Levine 03 December 2010 Meningitis is an awful disease. It comes on suddenly, kills frequently, disables its survivors for life, and devastates families economically and emotionally. When it occurs in epidemics, as it does frequently in Africa’s “Meningitis Belt”, it has the power to disrupt entire communities and health systems.World Health Organization, […]
CDC panel votes to add meningitis booster dose
By: Julie Steenhuysen 27 October 2010 (Reuters) – A panel of federal vaccine experts narrowly voted to add a booster dose of a meningitis vaccine to teens at age 16.The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 6-5 on Wednesday to add a booster dose of the vaccine at age 16 to address waning immunity […]
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