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The impact of meningitis vaccines and their future role
Author(s) -
Greener Mark
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1444
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , meningitis , meningococcal meningitis , bacterial meningitis , meningococcal vaccine , immunology , pediatrics , neisseria meningitidis , immunization , immune system , bacteria , biology , genetics
The success of the meningococcal group A (MenA) vaccination in the African meningitis belt, public support for the extension of the MenB vaccination in the UK and the importance of vaccination in the fight against antimicrobial resistance all endorse the need for additional meningitis vaccines in the future.