Pfizer's one shot to rule them all proves worth in late stage trials

16 September 2022
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Efforts on the part of New York pharma major Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) to  become a vaccines giant took another step forward on Thursday, with positive results from a trial in meningitis.

Pfizer is developing a unique pentavalent vaccine, MenABCWY, which addresses all five of the meningitis variants that cause the majority of meningococcal disease.

Top-line data show the Phase III trial, which has been evaluating the vaccine in adolescents and young adults, met all primary and secondary endpoints.

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