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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Bacteria at the back of the throat can cause meningitis and the study will see if vaccination can stop this happening. The trial will take place in four waves of recruitment over the next two years.

Getting vaccinated is the most effective method of preventing type C meningitis. There are two vaccines available to help prevent a person from developing type C meningitis: MenACWY vaccine ...

Serious diseases, including meningitis and pneumonia ... If your child has an adverse reaction to this or any other vaccine, contact your child's doctor and report it to the Vaccine Adverse ...

He also visits colleges to persuade students to take up the meningitis vaccine. He said: "They might say, 'I don't like needles'. "I say, 'In my first five months after I lost my hands and legs ...

Men B is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in the UK and peaks in babies of around 5-6 months of age. The Men B vaccination is currently recommended by the NHS for babies at 8 weeks ...

A new vaccine designed to protect against meningitis, a highly contagious disease that could lead to disability and death, has been launched. The vaccine, Nimenrix, will be given as a single dose.

The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, has taken over the responsibility for administering the meningitis vaccine for Bangladeshis travelling abroad. The DGHS says it will fix ...