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CDC issues travel advisory for meningitis for Haj pilgrims to KSA

HQ Team May 23, 2024: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that Muslim pilgrims traveling for the annual.

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The UNICEF and the private-public partnership Gavi Vaccine Alliance will roll out its malaria vaccine for the first time in nine African countries to fight one of the deadliest diseases in the continent, according to the WHO.
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Nigeria first to introduce new 5-strain protective meningitis vaccine

HQ Team April 25, 2024: Nigeria has become the first African nation to introduce the latest cutting-edge meningitis vaccine with protection against five.

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A bacteria that causes infections, including pneumonia, bloodstream infections, and meningitis are being treated by doctors with less effective old generic antibiotics — even though the US regulator has cleared seven next-generation antibiotics to deal with the germs.
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US doctors still prescribe old generic antibiotics, cost main factor

HQ Team April 20, 2024: A bacteria that causes infections, including pneumonia, bloodstream infections, and meningitis are being treated by doctors with less.

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The USFDA has approved Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine to treat deadly meningococcal disease in young adults between 10 years and 25 years.
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Pfizer’s vaccine for meningococcal disease gets FDA approval

HQ Team October 21, 2023: The USFDA has approved Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine to treat deadly meningococcal disease in young adults between 10 years.

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The WHO has recommended Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s Qdenga vaccine for dengue where there is a high disease burden and high transmission intensity.
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Global health agency recommends Takeda’s dengue vaccine Qdenga 

HQ Team October 3, 2023: The WHO has recommended Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s Qdenga vaccine for dengue where there is a high.

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The UK has informed WHO of a rise in severe myocarditis in neonates and infants associated with enterovirus infection in Wales compared with 2021.
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Infant myocarditis cases increase in Wales, Southwest United Kingdom

HQ Team May 17, 2023: The UK has informed WHO of a rise in severe myocarditis in neonates and infants associated with enterovirus.

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Aurobindo Pharma DGCI, CDSCO, India
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Indian regulator approves Aurobindo Pharma drug for lung, brain infections

The Indian drug regulator had given its nod for Tergene, a joint venture of Aurobindo Pharma, to make a vaccine to fight pneumonia,.

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