Meningitis ACWY vaccine (also called MenACWY) protects against four strains of meningococci that cause meningitis (infection and inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord) and septicaemia (sepsis and infection of the blood). ...
Young Adults: in particular teenagers, sixth formers and Students, or those living away from home for the first time are susceptible to certain bacteria strains and for this reason, are advised to have the Meningitis ACWY vaccine. Older Adults or those with weakened immunity: anyone with weak ...
Meningitis ACWY vaccine for travellersAdrienne Willcox
I've heard uni students in first year at uni living in halls of residence are at a greater risk of catching meningitis and are recommended to have the ACWY vaccine before they go which is now routinely given to kids in Year 9-ish at school. However, I gather this only offers protection...
A randomized, phase 1/2 multicenter study was conducted in Spain to determine the safety and immunogenicity of a bivalent, recombinant lipoprotein (LP2086) meningococcal serogroup A and MenB vaccine (MnB rLP2086) administered with or without routine vaccines for infants. The results were limited ...
A randomized, phase 1/2 multicenter study was conducted in Spain to determine the safety and immunogenicity of a bivalent, recombinant lipoprotein (LP2086) meningococcal serogroup A and MenB vaccine (MnB rLP2086) administered with or without routine vaccines for infants. The results were limited ...
Effect of a quadrivalent meningococcal ACWY glycoconjugate or a serogroup B meningococcal vaccine on meningococcal carriage: an observer-blind, phase 3 randomised clinical trial Lancet, 384 (2014), pp. 2123-2131 View PDFView articleView in ScopusGoogle Scholar [23] S.R. Parikh, N.J. Andrews, ...