ID | 1125 |
Name of the vaccine | Bexsero |
Microbe | Bacteria |
Disease name | Meningococcal disease |
Name of bacteria | Neisseria meningitidis |
Type of vaccine | Recombinant |
Nucleic acid content | DNA |
Age | 10 to 25 years |
Description of the vaccine | Meningococcal group B Vaccine (MenB Vaccine). |
Name of the manufacturer | GSK Vaccines |
Name of the manufacturing country | Sovicille (SI), Italy |
Year of manufacture | 2015 |
Clinical Phase status | Approved |
Bacterial strain | Gram-negative diplococcus. |
Efficacy | Was assessed by measuring serum bactericidal activity using human complement (hSBA). |
Vaccine formulation | Suspension 0.5-mL single-dose prefilled syringes. |
Dosage | 2 doses (0.5-mL each) at least 1 month apart. |
Mechanism of action | Complement-mediated antibody-dependent killing of N. meningitidis. |
Route of administration | Intramuscular |
Indications | To prevent invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B. |
Export | Distributed by - GlaxoSmithKline |
Approval | US FDA |
Adjuvant | NA |
Repurposing | For gonorrhoea also. |
Side effects of vaccine | Injection site pain, myalgia, erythema, fatigue, headache, induration, nausea and arthralgia. |
Post vaccination | NA |
Dose type | Combination doses |
Interspecies transfer | NA |
PubMed identifier | NA |
Clinical trial number | NA |
Reference | https://www.fda.gov/media/90996/download |
Other name | NA |
Additional Links | NA
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