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New Vaccine for Pneumococcal Disease Receives Priority Approval From Health Canada

Prevnar(R) 13 Provides Broadest Coverage of any Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine for Infants and Young Children…

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With all the recent worry over H-1-N-1, it’s important to remember another serious illness that can mimic the flu.   Health Specialist Laura Di Battista with what you need to know to protect your…

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A new meningococcal conjugate vaccine: What should physicians know and do? R Bortolussi, M Salvadori; Canadian Paediatric Society, Immunization and Infectious Diseases Committee.

A quadrivalent…

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Fever, chills, vomiting: It starts like a stomach bug or the flu. But bacterial meningitis can go on to kill terrifyingly fast – one of the few infections in the U.S. and Canada where someone can…

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Ontario government applauded for adopting broad protection strategy against meningococcal meningitis All grade 7 students in Ontario will be provided Menactra® vaccine

Waterloo, ON, (June 2, 2009…

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Ontario Students to Benefit from New Vaccine NEWS - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care McGuinty Government Adds Meningococcal Vaccine To Voluntary School Immunization Program

Starting in…

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Meningococcal cases spark warning

By: Hank Daniszewski, Sun Media,

The Middlesex-London Health Unit issued a warning today after four people in the London area were recently diagnosed with…

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Join Hands together with others around the Globe on 'World Meningitis Day' on April 25th

Canadians can join hands with the Meningitis Research Foundation of Canada and others around the globe to…

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Infant's meningitis death prompts outcry over First Nations health care

By Carol Sanders, Winnipeg Free Press   

WINNIPEG — The extremely private parents of a Manitoba baby who died from…

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Fanshawe College: Letter to Students and Staff

Dear Students and Staff of Fanshawe College,

This is to inform you that a student who attends Fanshawe College has been diagnosed with…