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, ...

A vaccination campaign against meningococcal B bacteria has been launched in the Chambéry and Lyon-East regions of France. This campaign follows an increase in cases of infection since June 2022 with ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to acquire its quadrivalent meningitis ACWY vaccines, Nimenrix and ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNW) – Two new vaccines will be required for school-age children for the 2019-20 School Year: Meningococcal and Hepatitis A. KDHE proposed changes to the vaccine requirement regulations ...

"Identifying contributing factors to low vaccine uptake, such as the association between local deprivation and uptake of meningococcal vaccines, should be of public health importance and acknowledged ...

A meningococcal outbreak in Southern California that has mostly infected gay men prompted San Francisco health officials Friday to issue a warning on the eve of Pride weekend and a plea for people to ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) - A South Carolina family is mourning the loss of their 14-year-old child after getting a rare but serious bacterial infection. Loved ones say William Hand had just ...