Symptoms of a severe allergic reaction may include: Talk to your healthcare provider and your vaccine provider about your ...

It can lead to an infection of the bloodstream or meningitis, or both ... and a very small chance of an allergic reaction. The meningococcal vaccines contain only a small piece of the germ, so cannot ...

So the meningitis vaccine which protects against very serious illness, meningococcal meningitis is invasive disease and every year children and teenagers get seriously ill and even die from ...

A vaccine against meningococcal disease or any other disease works by generating an immune response in the body against some kind of pathogen—a virus, bacterium, or some other agent that causes ...

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

When the meningitis vaccination programme was introduced across Britain in 1999 many parents breathed a sigh of relief. But as children prepare to head back to school, medics have a stark warning ...

According to Amy Phelps from the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department, the vaccine is intended to help prevent the spread of ...

Those who are vaccinated have protection against many different infections, including Hib meningitis; pneumonia ... and a very small chance of an allergic reaction. The Hib vaccine contains only a ...

Meningitis Vaccine (Quadrivalent) The American College Health Association ... Please be aware: As with all vaccinations there is a chance of allergic reaction or anaphylactic shock which may lead to ...

Serious diseases, including meningitis and pneumonia ... Children who have had a life-threatening allergic reaction to a previous PCV shot or to certain other vaccines shouldn't get the ...