Meningococcal Vaccination: Information for Healthcare Professionals
One of the Recommended Vaccines by Disease
Meningococcal vaccines help protect against the five serogroups that cause most meningococcal disease in the world — A, B, C, W, and Y — but they will not prevent all cases.
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Meningococcal Vaccine Recommendations
ACIP vaccine recommendations for adolescents, as well as children and adults at increased risk; and contraindications and precautions for meningococcal vaccination... -
About Meningococcal Vaccines
Composition and types of meningococcal vaccines; immunogenicity and efficacy information; and links to package inserts... -
Storage and Handling for Meningococcal Vaccines
Guidelines regarding proper refrigeration, storage, reconstitution, and disposal of meningococcal vaccines... -
Administering Meningococcal Vaccines
Information on visual inspection; administration route, site, and needle size; number and timing of doses; predrawing vaccine doses; and administration with other vaccines... -
Meningococcal Vaccine Resources
Vaccine safety, provider education, and patient education resources, as well as clinical information and references...
You Call the Shots
You Call the Shots is an interactive, training course. It consists of a series of modules that discuss vaccine-preventable diseases and explain the latest recommendations for vaccine use. Each module provides learning opportunities, self-test practice questions, reference and resource materials, and an extensive glossary.
- Page last reviewed: November 22, 2016
- Page last updated: November 22, 2016
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