At first, much the same. But inevitably, dangerous diseases would resurge in a country that isn’t prepared for them.

antibiotic resistance, and meningitis," said Vaxcyte's chief operating officer, Jim Wassil. VAX-31 has the potential to be "a best-in-class pneumococcal vaccine capable of raising the bar for ...

I have worked in pediatric emergency departments for the past 35 years—since before the innovative conjugate vaccines against ...

It will highlight vaccines for pneumococcal disease, meningitis, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, and chlamydia.

Here's what bacterial meningitis is, how it's different from viral and other types of meningitis, and what treatment can be ...

The CDC revised its pneumococcal pneumonia shot recommendation, saying there is a substantial increase in the risk for ...

Multidrug resistance has remarkably increased in many countries, which could limit the antibiotic options in the treatment of pneumococcal diseases. After the introduction of pneumococcal ...

"As a resident, I cared for a young, unvaccinated child admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with life-threatening Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis. This devastating illness ...

Within a day, the child was dead, felled by pneumococcus meningitis, often called strep pneumo. That is one of the potentially fatal illnesses for which babies are normally vaccinated, receiving a ...

“A girl got meningitis during rush now all the sorority girls are getting the antibiotic.” The Lantern reached out to the sorority presidents of Alpha Phi, Kappa Delta and Delta Delta Delta to ...