Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is rare but devastating. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is considering changes to the adolescent meningococcal vaccination schedule ...

More than 80% of US adolescents received at least one dose of the meningococcal vaccine MenACWY. However, uptake of its first dose and completion of the booster dose varied by race or ethnicity, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Penmenvy protects against meningococcal serotypes A, B, C, W and Y. CDC vaccine advisors are set to discuss ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Penmenvy (Meningococcal Groups A, B, C, W, and Y Vaccine) for active immunization against invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), according to a press ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new vaccine from Pfizer has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as the first shot of its kind to address multiple ...

As a retired nurse with decades of experience on the front lines of health care, I have witnessed firsthand the incredible impact that vaccinations have on children’s health and well-being. Throughout ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A newly approved pentavalent meningococcal vaccine covers serogroups A, B, C, W and Y. A CDC advisory committee ...

Any infection caused by the Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) bacteria is called meningococcal disease. Meningococcal disease is very serious. It can lead to limb amputations, hearing loss, ...

Meningococcal disease, a potentially devastating condition, is caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. It encompasses various clinical forms, the most recognized of which is meningitis, an ...

The meningococcal vaccine protects against bacterial infections that can cause meningitis. The MenACWY vaccine is effective against four strains, reducing cases by 90% since 2005. MenB vaccines have ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Why aren't meningococcal vaccines recommended for people over the age of 23? Are they assuming (wrongly) that most people have already received them or that most won't (again, probably ...

Meningococcal disease is an unpredictable and devastating disease that occurs worldwide, yet it remains neglected by travel medicine providers and travelers alike. Incidence rates vary across regions, ...