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PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal – Malta: fatal, serogroup B, vaccine shortage

Meningitis - Neisseria -- MaltaThe meningitis B vaccine shortage [is] likely to persist. Malta will have to wait its turn, manufacturers say. Global demand for the vaccine outstrips supply, manufacturers say.A one-year-old baby died of [meningococcal] meningitis [serogroup] B, a disease against which vaccines are currently unavailable, this newspaper is informed. Sources said the baby died last month [January 2017] after contracting the disease that affects the lining around the brain and spinal Read more [...]