Improved meningitis vaccine may be on the way

Medical Xpress
Oct 27, 2023

Improved meningitis vaccine may be on the way


A new vaccine recommended by independent advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could provide more comprehensive protection from meningitis.

The shot would protect against five types of bacteria causing meningococcal disease, one more than now covered in a single vaccine, CNN reported.

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