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CDC recommends meningococcal vaccination for all adolescents. CDC also recommends meningococcal vaccination for children and adults at increased risk for meningococcal disease. Follow the recommended immunization schedule to ensure that your patients get the meningococcal vaccines that they need.
CDC recommends meningococcal vaccination for all preteens and teens, as well as other children and adults at increased risk. Meningococcal vaccines are the best way to protect against meningococcal disease, but side effects can occur.
Meningococcal vaccines help protect against one serogroup (strain) or multiple serogroups of the bacteria that cause meningococcal disease. Meningococcal vaccines help protect those who get vaccinated, but protection decreases over time.
Who Should Get Which Meningococcal Vaccine and When? What Are the Side Effects From the Meningococcal Vaccines? What Are the Risks of GBS With the MCV4 Vaccine?
In June 2012, the FDA approved a combination vaccine against two types of meningococcal disease and Hib disease for infants and children 6 weeks to 18 months old. The vaccine, Menhibrix, prevents disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups C and Y and Haemophilus influenzae type b.
The meningococcal vaccine protects you from four types of bacteria that cause meningococcal disease. This illness can cause meningitis, an infection of the lining around the brain...
Objectives: Describe the characteristics of Neisseria meningitides that causes meningitis. Summarize the at-risk populations for Meningococcal disease. Explain the differences between the two types of meningococcal vaccines.
The meningococcal vaccine protects against infections caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis (meningococci). Meningococcal infections can lead to meningitis (an infection of tissue covering the brain), dangerously low blood pressure (shock), and death.
The Serogroup B meningococcal, or MenB, vaccine is usually recommended for adults or teens with some autoimmune conditions. It may also be recommended for those who are breastfeeding.
Meningococcal vaccine is an active immunizing agent used to prevent infection caused by certain groups (A, B, C, W, and Y) of meningococcal bacteria (Neisseria meningitides). The vaccine works by causing your body to produce its own protection (antibodies) against the disease.