September 12, 2025
11 11 11 AM
Dakota Johnson’s Latest See-Through Look Is Her Most Daring Yet
Why Dark Wash Jeans Are the Must-Have Trend for Fall 2025
Accidental or deliberate? Russia’s drone incursion into Poland is a test for Nato
Halloween Decor Starting at $5 Because It’s Fall, Babe
Olivia Boyd-Smith of Par Olive Shares Her Collagen-Infused Wellness Ritual — Approved by Victoria Beckham
BLKOUT Walls Mural Festival Returns With 10 New Murals Across Detroit
DWTS’ Corey Feldman Reunites With Jenna Johnson After Going MIA
France in fresh political crisis after MPs oust prime minister
VMAs: Jack Osbourne’s 4 Kids Help Honor “Papa” Ozzy Osbourne in Video
Olivia Jade & Glen Powell Enjoy Dinner in NYC After Jacob Elordi Split
Latest Post
Dakota Johnson’s Latest See-Through Look Is Her Most Daring Yet Why Dark Wash Jeans Are the Must-Have Trend for Fall 2025 Accidental or deliberate? Russia’s drone incursion into Poland is a test for Nato Halloween Decor Starting at $5 Because It’s Fall, Babe Olivia Boyd-Smith of Par Olive Shares Her Collagen-Infused Wellness Ritual — Approved by Victoria Beckham BLKOUT Walls Mural Festival Returns With 10 New Murals Across Detroit DWTS’ Corey Feldman Reunites With Jenna Johnson After Going MIA France in fresh political crisis after MPs oust prime minister VMAs: Jack Osbourne’s 4 Kids Help Honor “Papa” Ozzy Osbourne in Video Olivia Jade & Glen Powell Enjoy Dinner in NYC After Jacob Elordi Split

UK orders H5 avian flu vaccine for pandemic preparedness

Child with bacterial meningitis in the hospital
GOLFX / iStock

Swedish adults who had bacterial meningitis as children earned 4.0% less in annual income, used 13.5 more days of sick leave and disability pension, and had lower educational attainment than their peers, according to a study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.

Investigators from study sponsor Merck & Co. in New Jersey and Umea University in Sweden evaluated the outcomes of 2,534 adults listed in a nationwide disease registry who had childhood meningitis between January 1987 and December 2019, with 1 year of follow-up. Their outcomes were compared with 22,806 matched peers without the diagnosis.

“A diagnosis of bacterial meningitis in childhood can lead to permanent neurological disabilities,” the authors wrote. 

‘Long-lasting costs’ for patients, society

At 28 years and older, participants who had childhood meningitis earned, on average, $1,295 less each year (95% confidence interval [CI], -$2587 to −$4), for a 4.0% (95% CI, 0% to 8.0%) reduction than controls. They also lost 13.5 (95% CI, 8.6 to 18.5) more workdays.

These findings suggest that work ability is reduced in adults diagnosed with bacterial meningitis in childhood with long-lasting costs for the individual patient and society at large.

Patients given a meningitis diagnosis at a younger age earned less and experienced more lost workdays than those diagnosed when they were older, and they were less likely to obtain a high school diploma by age 30 than controls (adjusted odds ratio, 0.68 [95% CI, 0.56 to 0.81).

“These findings suggest that work ability is reduced in adults diagnosed with bacterial meningitis in childhood with long-lasting costs for the individual patient and society at large,” the researchers wrote.

In a commentary on the study, Malte Tetens, MD, and Niels Obel, MD, DMSc, both of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, noted that the researchers didn’t investigate long-term outcomes among newborns or very young infants, who usually have poorer neurologic and neurodevelopmental outcomes than older children. 

“The long-term socioeconomic functioning of this subgroup is likely to differ greatly from that of children with meningitis in general and should be a subject of future research,” they wrote. 

16 thoughts on “UK orders H5 avian flu vaccine for pandemic preparedness

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *