Recent news on Mcv4

Meningitis survivor raising awareness about vaccine  -  Apr 21, 2007
9NEWS.com,The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) for children 11-12 years old, unvaccinated adolescents

Vaccine available  -  Apr 18, 2007
Spooner Advocate,Washburn County Health Department has announced that college-bound high school seniors are encouraged to receive the meningococcal vaccine (MCV4) at this

Select adolescents at risk for missing meningococcal vaccination  -  Mar 30, 2007
AAP News (subscription)Although the Academy advised pediatricians in November to resume the immunization schedule for meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4; Menactra),

National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Among ...  -  Mar 13, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),...three vaccines have been recommended recently for children aged 11-12 years: meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4); tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular

QUICK AND DEADLY  -  Feb 6, 2007
Asbury Park Press,MCV4: The meningitis vaccine protects against meningococcal disease, a serious bacterial infection that can lead to bacterial meningitis.

Facts About Meningitis  -  Jan 15, 2007
WNBC,Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4 or MenactraT) was licensed in 2005. Both vaccines can prevent 4 types of meningococcal disease, including 2 of the 3

Childhood Vaccination Schedule Expanded for 2007  -  Jan 4, 2007
MedPage Today,...diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap), human papilloma virus and meningococcal vaccine (MCV4) with the pneumococcal vaccine (PPV), yearly influenza,

AAP, CDC issue meningococcal vaccine update  -  Dec 1, 2006
AAP News (subscription)The manufacturer of the quadrivalent meningococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine (MCV4, Menactra) reports that the vaccine no longer is in short

Update on status of licensure and recommendations for new vaccines  -  Dec 1, 2006
AAP News (subscription)...quadrivalent meningococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate (MCV4), and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines for adolescents and young adults.

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