| Subject: | FDA Expands Age Range for Use of Bacterial Meningitis Vaccine |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Fri, 19 Oct 2007 - 06:00 am |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approved age range for Menactra, a bacterial meningitis vaccine, to include children ages 2 to 10 years.According to the FDA, approximately 2,600 people in the United States become ill from bacterial meningitis annually. About 10 percent die from the infection and another 15 percent or so suffer brain damage or limb amputation.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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