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The hugely successful 2010 introduction of a long-lasting vaccine against N. meningitides group A, which at the time caused 80% to 90% of all epidemics in Africa, shows the promise of vaccines.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 7, 2021

Called Bexsero, the vaccine contains four antigens that target the more than 3,000 strains of subtype B Neisseria meningitides, the most common subtype in European meningitis cases.

From Nature • Nov. 21, 2012