US FDA approves GSK's combo meningococcal vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved British drugmaker GSK's combination vaccine to protect against meningococcal infection for use in people aged 10 through 25 years, the company said on ...
Meningococcal vaccine found to be safe and effective for infants in sub-Saharan Africa
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers helped conduct an important new global health study that found a vaccine that protects against five strains of meningitis prevalent in sub ...
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Pentavalent MenABCWY Vaccine Elicits Broad Protection in Young Adults, Adolescents
Immune responses against serogroups A, C, W, and Y were noninferior between the MenABCWY and MenACWY-CRM vaccines in young adults and adolescents.
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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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Meningococcal Vaccine Proves Safe, Effective for Infants
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers helped conduct an important new global health study that found a vaccine that protects ...
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Another step towards defeating meningitis
Since the introduction of the MenA conjugate vaccine in the African meningitis belt through mass vaccination campaigns and its inclusion in the Essential Program on Immunization (EPI), cases of ...
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Pentavalent Meningococcal Vaccine Penmenvy Gets FDA Approval
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is expected to provide recommendations on the appropriate use of Penmenvy at its meeting on February 26, 2025. The Food and Drug ...
Concern over vaccine exemptions arise amidst meningococcal, measles cases
Doctors share concerns over how declining rates of vaccinations could put people at risk for Meningococcal disease and Measles.
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PENMENVY, GSK’s 5-in-1 Meningococcal Vaccine, Approved by US FDA to Help Protect Against MenABCWY
We welcome new tools to help protect more adolescents from meningococcal disease. Pentavalent MenABCWY vaccines could help address the disease by providing protection against the five vaccine ...
CDC Considers New Autism Study As Vaccine Safety Debate Persists
The CDC is planning a large study on potential vaccinAutism's links, despite extensive research dismissing any connection.
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FDA approves GSK’s pentavalent meningococcal vaccine
Penmenvy protects against meningococcal serotypes A, B, C, W and Y. CDC vaccine advisors are set to discuss recommendations for the vaccine on Feb. 26. The FDA approved GSK’s pentavalent ...
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PENMENVY, GSK’s 5-in-1 Meningococcal Vaccine, Approved by US FDA to Help Protect Against MenABCWY
The vaccine targets five major serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis (A, B, C, W, and Y) which commonly cause invasive meningococcal disease (IMD).1,2 Tony Wood, Chief Scientific Officer, ...