GPs have urged the Victorian Government to listen to families and follow the lead of other states and territories by funding a life-saving Meningococcal B vaccination program for teenagers and ...

Archana Koirala has worked on research funded by the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care and NSW health. She is the chair of the Vaccination Special Interest Group through the Australasian ...

The ACIP voted that Penmenvy may be used as part of the adolescent meningococcal vaccination schedule as an alternative to separate administration of MenACWY and MenB. The Centers for Disease Control ...

Feb 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved British drugmaker GSK's (GSK.L), opens new tab combination vaccine to protect against meningococcal infection for use in people aged ...

People often confuse meningococcal disease and meningitis, but they are not the same condition. While they share similar symptoms and treatments, they can have different causes. Both conditions may be ...

Three new vaccines recommended for adolescents have hit the market this year. In January, the FDA approved a vaccine for meningococcal disease. Menactra, a polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (MCV4) ...

Phoebe Williams receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and Medical Research Future Fund. She is a paediatric infectious diseases consultant, who leads the immunisation ...

The new school year kicks off on Monday for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). Here are five things you need to know about heading into the new year: New safety initiatives on the way for MCPS ...

The Lowndes County Health Department will host a back-to-school immunization event July 22-Aug. 2 to help children get up-to-date on their vaccinations. VALDOSTA – Summer fun is here, but school is ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging doctors to be on the lookout for potentially deadly meningococcal disease linked to travel to Saudi Arabia. Since April, there have been 12 ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Department of Public Health has issued a new warning, following a local uptick in invasive bacterial meningococcal disease cases. So far, there have been eight cases of ...