Meningococcal Vaccine Resources

Below are a number of resources designed to help healthcare professionals recommend and administer meningococcal vaccines, as well as answer patient questions.

Vaccine Safety

• Childhood Vaccines and Febrile Seizures
• Frequently Asked Questions: Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Menactra® Meningococcal Vaccine
• Meningococcal Vaccine Safety and Monitoring
• Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

Provider Education

• Clinical Information on Meningococcal Disease
• CDC Commentary: Clarifying Meningococcal Booster Dose Recommendations
  Amanda Cohn, MD, clarifies the meningococcal booster dose recommendations for adolescents. CDC Expert Commentary, January 2011
• CDC Commentary: Meningococcal Disease — Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management
  Henry M. Wu, MD, comments on meningococcal disease, including signs, symptoms, and treatment, and reviews the latest vaccine recommendations.CDC Expert Commentary, March 2010
• Meningococcal Vaccination for Adolescents: Information for Healthcare Professionals

Materials for Patients

• Easy-to-Read Schedules
  • Recommended Immunizations for Preteens and Teens (7 through 18 Years)
  • Recommended Immunizations for Adults (19 Years and Older)
• Fact Sheet: Meningococcal Vaccine for Preteens and Teens
• Fact Sheet: Meningococcal Questions and Answers
  Immunization Action Coalition
• Meningococcal Vaccination for Preteens and Teens: Information for Parents
• Meningococcal Vaccine Information Statements
  • Conjugate (English / Other Languages)
  • Serogroup B (English / Other Languages)
• Print Materials: CDC Preteen Vaccine Campaign
• Cochlear Implants and Vaccination Recommendations

Clinical Information

• Meningococcal Disease
• Use of Vaccines to Prevent Meningitis in Persons with Cochlear Implants

References and Resources

• Meningococcal Publications
  Chapters, manuals, and guidelines on meningococcal vaccine recommendations, surveillance, epidemiology, outbreaks, and laboratory…
• Pink Book’s Chapter on Meningococcal Disease
  Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
• Surveillance Manual’s Chapter on Meningococcal Disease
  Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases textbook
• Travelers’ Health (Yellow Book) Chapter on Meningococcal Disease
  CDC Health Information for International Travel