Founded in 2010 and administered by a six-strong Board of Trustees, the Meningitis Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand strives to ...

February is observed as American Heart Month, a period dedicated to raising awareness about heart health. The first American Heart ...

As quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines offer the broadest, most durable and most effective protection, they are the preferred option over polysaccharide vaccines. However, conjugate ...

Travelers need to be aware of the risk of meningococcal disease and take appropriate precautions ahead of travel. In the next 5 years, quadrivalent conjugate vaccines should be available for all ...

The hepatitis B vaccine is a shot, typically injected into the arm, that protects against hepatitis B in babies, children, and adults. It is an important way to protect yourself and your children from ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to be health secretary, would have oversight power over the vaccine’s maker, Merck, if confirmed. By Christina Jewett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg ...

The FDA is reviewing new vaccines for meningitis and ... effectiveness against 110 diverse meningococcal serogroup B invasive strains. The safety profile of MenABCWY was reported to be similar to ...

The most high-profile of them is meningococcal B, which disproportionately affects children under the age of 1, and young adults. Pharmac funding currently only covers vaccination for infants ...

Jan 18 (Reuters) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. played an instrumental role in organizing mass litigation against drugmaker Merck over its Gardasil vaccine, a strategy that faces its first test in a Los ...

About bacterial meningitis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Meningococcal vaccination. Hasbun R, Rosenthal N, Balada-Llasat JM, et al. Epidemiology of meningitis and encephalitis in the ...