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New vaccine approved to prevent meningococcal disease

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FDA officials have approved Novartis' quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine to prevent invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria

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FDA approves meningococcal vaccine for infants and toddlers

pediatricsupersite.com — “The FDA has approved a vaccine for the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease caused by certain serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis for uView full resource at pediatricsupersite.com

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Novartis receives approval in the European Union for Menveo, first quadrivalent conjugate vaccine in the EU to help prevent meningococcal disease

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