Tag: meningitis
The obligation to vaccinate babies against meningitis will be extended from 2025
Until now, only the meningococcal C vaccine was required for children under 1 year old. This obligation will now also concern meningococci A, B, W and Y. Published on 04/26/2024…
Vaccination will be compulsory for babies from 2025
The new vaccination schedule unveiled this Friday by the French health authorities is clear. From 2025, vaccination against meningitis will be compulsory for all infants. This is already the case…
Nigeria is first country with new meningitis vaccination – NEWSZONE
Nigeria is first country with new meningitis vaccination NEWSZONE First country in the world: Nigeria introduces 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine – boerse.de boerse.de First country: Nigeria to introduce 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine freipresse.de Nigeria is…
Health: First country: Nigeria to introduce 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine
Health First country: Nigeria to introduce 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine Nigeria launches 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine. photo © Ralf Hirschberger/dpa The WHO aims to reduce meningitis by 2030. A new vaccine could…
First country: Nigeria to introduce 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine
The WHO aims to reduce meningitis by 2030. A new vaccine could bring this goal a little closer. Africa’s most populous country Nigeria has become the first country in the…
The government will follow the advice to expand vaccination
The High Authority for Health (HAS) recommends that France do more to counter the resurgence of meningitis. Vaccination against this disease, currently compulsory in infants only for one family of…
Streptokokken: Symptome und Behandlung einer Infektion | NDR.de – Ratgeber
Stand: 07.03.2024 16:05 Uhr Streptokokken sind Bakterien, die besonders Schleimhäute befallen. Sie sind ansteckend und können verschiedene Krankheiten auslösen, einige sind gefährlich. Was sind die Symptome? von Lucia Hennerici Streptokokken…
It all started with discomfort: a 19-year-old student dies of severe meningitis, contact cases sought
On Thursday February 8, 2024, a 19-year-old student from Lille died from meningitis. Her state of health suddenly deteriorated and her hospital treatment was not enough to save her. His…
The Pasteur Institute warns of an “unprecedented rebound”
Bad health news. Meningococcal meningitis, potentially fatal, experienced an “unprecedented rebound” in France after the cessation of health measures put in place during Covid-19, warns the Pasteur Institute, which calls…
Why are cases of meningitis on the rise?
An unprecedented increase. In recent months, France has been facing an unusual resurgence of cases of invasive meningococcal infections (IMM), alert Public health France. Meningococci, “bacteria which can cause very…