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Canada Not in a Hurry for Meningitis Vaccine
October 31, 2007 at 11:17 AM
Child Health News
At the same experts have taken strong objection to a TV commercial promoting the vaccine Menactra manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur. The commercial shows what might happen if parents don't vaccinate their children but critics warn parents to examine the facts and not be swayed by such ads.
'The [TV] ads for the vaccine I've seen are very problematic,' Dr. Barbara Mintzes, a member of the Drug Assessment Working Group at the University of British Columbia, told CBC News. 'I find it really a problem because of the way it's playing into that parental concern to protect their child and using that to sell a product.'
Menactra protects against four strains of meningitis-causing bacteria.
On Oct. 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowed Sanofi Pasteur, to expand its use to children two to 10 years of age, in addition to the current age indication of 11 to 55 years.
But the Public Health Agency of Canada's National Advisory Committee (PHAC) on Immunization says that given the low incidence of the strains of meningitis covered by Menactra, it feels mass inoculations aren't necessary.
It decided in May not to recommend the vaccine for children aged two to 10 for coverage under provincial health plans, although Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick regions have decided to add Menactra to their childhood immunization schedules.
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10/31/2007
Education about Meningitis is what it is important. We lost our eldest daughter MacKenzie (19) to this dreaded disease in February 2005. Meningococcal Septicemia- our precious girl died in less than 24 hours from the onset of her flu like symtems. We didn't know anything about the disease -or that there was a vaccine that could have prevented our daughters death - or that teens in college and university are at greater risk. Put money into education about this disease so parents and their children can make an educated decision on whether or not to vaccinate. We didn't have that option!!!!
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