ISSUE 1482
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The FDA has approved Bexsero (Novartis/GSK), a vaccine that protects against invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B. It is the second serogroup B meningococcal vaccine to be approved in the US; Trumenba was the first.1 Both vaccines are approved for use in persons 10-25 years old. Bexsero is approved in Europe, Canada, and Australia for use in children as young as 2 months old.
SEROGROUP B MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE — Five major serogroups (A, B, C, Y, and W) of N. meningitidis cause most invasive meningococcal disease worldwide. In the US, serogroup B causes about 60% of all meningococcal disease in children <5 years old and about 50% of cases in young adults 17-22 years old.2 Until the approval of Trumenba last year, no vaccine was licensed in the US
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