The FDA has started a review of GSK’s five-in-one meningococcal vaccine, cueing up a decision in mid-February next year, as it tries to chase down a rival candidate from Pfizer cleared last year.

The agency is urging these travellers to ensure they have received the MenACWY vaccine, which protects against meningococcal disease, due to ongoing outbreaks of serogroup W (MenW) disease linked ...

UKHSA is urging travellers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for Umrah and the upcoming Hajj pilgrimages to ensure they are vaccinated against meningococcal disease with the MenACWY vaccine ...

Ahead of Umrah and upcoming Hajj pilgrimages, the UKHSA has urged people travelling to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to get vaccinated against meningococcal disease "at least ten days before ...

UKHSA is urging travellers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for Umrah and the upcoming Hajj pilgrimages to ensure they are vaccinated against meningococcal disease with the MenACWY vaccine ...

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GSK has garnered FDA approval for its pentavalent meningococcal vaccine Penmenvy, tipped as one of its major launches for 2025 and a rival to Pfizer's first-to-market Penbraya. The shot protects ...

The concomitant administration of multiple vaccines at a single clinic visit reduces the number of required visits to healthcare providers and can improve compliance with vaccine recommendations ...

The latest alert issued by the Department of Health said the most recent case “likely contracted the disease while travelling interstate”, but did not clarify which State. Between Monday and ...

It’s renewed calls for the State Government to fund the B strain of the meningococcal vaccine after three of the four new cases were identified as type B, with testing of the fourth case underway.

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An adult is recovering after being diagnosed with meningococcal disease serogroup B in Western Australia. It brings the number of reported cases of the uncommon, life-threatening illness this year to ...