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"Aventis Recalls, Withdraws Meningococcal
Vaccine Lots" Infectious Diseases in Children (www.idinchildren.com)
(11/02) Vol. 15, No. 11, P. 19
Four lots of single-dose vials of Aventis
Pasteur's Menommune vaccine have been recalled because they may exhibit reduced
protection against serotype A Neisseria meningitis. The affected products,
which the company says pose no danger, were utilized in the first six months of
release. Anyone who received the recalled lots have been given warning
letters. Serotype A meningitis occurs very infrequently in the United States.
The only people recommended to be revaccinated are those traveling to a country
where the meningitis type is more common.
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