VDH: Meningococcal disease no longer an outbreak in Virginia
According to the Virginia Department of Health, Virginia is not experiencing an outbreak of meningococcal disease, a serious ...
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FDA Approves GSK's 5-in-1 Meningococcal Vaccine For Adolescents Ahead Of CDC Advisory Committee Vote Meeting Next Week
The FDA approved GSK's Penmenvy vaccine for ages 10-25, targeting five major meningococcal serogroups: A, B, C, W, and Y. Phase 3 trials with 4,800 participants showed the vaccine has a safety ...
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GSK’s 5-in-1 meningococcal shot wins FDA approval
Penmenvy, which protects against five common types of disease-causing bacteria, is cleared for use in people aged 10 through 25 years old.
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FDA Approves More Broadly Protective Meningococcal Vaccine
The US FDA has approved Penmenvy (Meningococcal Groups A, B, C, W, and Y Vaccine) for active immunization against invasive meningococcal disease.
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about the impact of HHS firings, a GSK vaccine approval, and more
Thousands of U.S. health agency employees were terminated and told it was for poor performance, though they'd received strong evaluations ...
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Meningococcal Vaccination Recommended Before Switch to Ravulizumab in NMOSD
For patients transitioning from rituximab to ravulizumab, meningococcal vaccination can be safely done within 6 months after stopping rituximab.
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Meningococcal vaccines and herd immunity: lessons learned from serogroup C conjugate vaccination programs
Such herd immunity effects have been demonstrated following the introduction of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate (MCC) vaccines, with reductions in disease attack rates in unimmunized ...
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Safety and Immunogenicity of a Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine and Commonly Administered Vaccines After Coadministration
Background: Given the broad age range across which the quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine MenACWY-CRM is used, coadministration with routine vaccines should be evaluated across age ...
Has the Trump administration’s war on vaccines already started?
Under RFK Jr., HHS has canceled key vaccine meetings. Here's what that means for seasonal flu, bird flu, and childhood ...
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U.Va. student diagnosed with Meningococcal disease
Bonner said anyone exhibiting symptoms of the disease should make an appointment with Student Health and Wellness for ...
FDA Approves GSK's 5-in-1 Meningococcal Vaccine For Adolescents Ahead Of CDC Advisory Committee Vote Meeting Next Week (UPDATED)
The story has been updated to correct the FDA approval date to Friday, February 14 On Friday, February 14, the FDA approved GSK plc’s (NYSE:GSK) Penmenvy (Meningococcal Groups A, B, C, W, and Y ...
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FDA approves more broadly protective meningococcal vaccine
The FDA has approved Penmenvy, a vaccine for individuals aged 10 to 25, targeting five major serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis (A, B, C, W, and Y), which cause invasive meningococcal disease ...