Rino Rappuoli, global head of vaccines research for Novartis Vaccine and Diagnostics, posed the possibility of a meningitis-free world in a lecture last Thursday. Rappuoli, developer of the Bexsero ...

A vaccine used to protect patients against meningitis B proved effective at preventing gonorrhea, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet. From 2004 to 2006, New Zealand launched a massive ...

The array of vaccines that have become widely available to help protect kids against meningitis in recent decades has shifted the epidemiology of the disease. Perhaps the most stark change is evident ...

Getting vaccinated for meningococcal disease lowers your risk of bacterial meningitis and other health problems. Stay updated on the latest vaccination recommendations to know when and how to get ...

Meningitis B survivor Carl Buher battled a life-threatening infection in 2003, which resulted in the loss of three fingers and his legs below the knee. He recently testified in favor of widespread use ...

LONDON -- Britain says it will become the first country to offer all babies a vaccine for potentially fatal meningitis B after it reached a price deal with GlaxoSmithKline PLC. Government health ...

Any infection caused by the Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis) bacteria is called meningococcal disease. Meningococcal disease is very serious. It can lead to limb amputations, hearing loss, ...

Doctors have warned that removing mandates and leaving decisions fully up to parents will erode vaccination rates further, ...