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FDA approves vaccine to block meningitis strain
2014-10-30 01:51:47| Biotech - Topix.net
Federal health regulators have approved the first vaccine to block a strain of bacteria that has caused sometimes deadly outbreaks of meningitis in college dormitories. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it cleared Pfizer's Trumenba to prevent a subtype of Meningococcal disease in people ages 10 to 25. When the bacteria infect the bloodstream they cause sepsis.
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Category:Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals