meningococcal

• Data are promising in animal models and in certain specific clinical settings, such as meningococcal disease and the treatment of neonates and other pediatric populations. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
• The stockpile will be supplied with polysaccharide meningococcal vaccines, until a forthcoming conjugate vaccine becomes available. —  Media Newswire
• The highest burden of meningococcal disease occurs in a swathe of sub-Saharan Africa known as the “meningitis beltâ€, which stretches from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east and where epidemics occur every year. —  Media Newswire
• Because of a global shortage of meningococcal vaccine, a special mechanism was established in —  Media Newswire
• The polysaccharide vaccine is currently the only meningococcal vaccine available to combat the recurring epidemics in developing countries, 99 per cent of which are caused by serotype A. Routine immunisation is not possible with the currently available polysaccharide vaccine as it provides protection for only two to three years and is not very effective in children under two years of age because they lack the ability to develop antibodies. —  Media Newswire

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