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This study looked at whether a booster dose of the meningitis B vaccine (Bexsero) works well and is safe for healthy people aged 10 to 20. It included 312 participants who either got the vaccine as babies or had never received it. The goal was to see if the booster triggers a str…

This study tested a new vaccine (NmCV-5) to protect infants against meningitis, a serious infection of the brain and spine. About 1,325 healthy infants in Mali received either the new vaccine or a standard one at 9 or 15 months old. The goal was to see if the new vaccine works as…

This study tested whether giving midazolam in the mouth (buccal) works as well as a shot in the thigh (intramuscular) to stop seizures in children aged 6 months to 12 years. 90 children were randomly assigned to one of the two methods. The main goal was to see if seizures stopped…

This study looked at how different meningococcal vaccines affect B cells, the white blood cells that produce antibodies. Researchers gave 20 healthy adults aged 30-70 either a polysaccharide or conjugate vaccine and then measured their B cell responses. The goal was to understand…