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Notice to Readers: Recommendation from
the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Use of
Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4) in Children Aged
2--10 Years at Increased Risk for Invasive Meningococcal Disease Source: MMWR, December 7, 2007; 56(48):1265-1266 www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5648a4.htm www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5648.pdf |
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Notice to Readers: Revised
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to
Vaccinate All Persons Aged 11--18 Years with Meningococcal Conjugate
Vaccine Source: MMWR, August 10, 2007; 56(31):794-795 www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5631a3.htm www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5631.pdf |
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General Recommendations on Immunization Source: MMWR, December 1, 2006; 55(RR-15):1-48 www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5515a1.htm?s_cid=rr5515a1_e www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5515.pdf |
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Notice to Readers: Recommendation to
resume meningococcal vaccination of children aged 11-12 years MMWR, November 3, 2006, Vol. 55(43):1177 www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5543.pdf www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5543a5.htm |
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Notice to Readers: Limited Supply of
Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Recommendation to Defer Vaccination of
Persons Aged 11--12 Years Source: MMWR, May 26, 2006 Vol. 55(20):567-568 www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5520.pdf www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5520a11.htm |
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AAP Policy Statement: Prevention and
Control of Meningococcal Disease; Recommendations for Use of
Meningococcal Vaccines in Pediatric Patients Source: Pediatrics, August 2005; 116(2):496-505 http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/pediatrics;116/2/496 http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/pediatrics;116/2/496.pdf |
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Prevention and Control of Meningococcal
Disease: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices (ACIP) Source: MMWR, May 27, 2005, Vol. 54(RR07):1-21 www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5407.pdf |
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Meningococcal Vaccines: Polysaccharide
and Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccines Source: Weekly Epidemiological Record, October 4, 2002, Vol. 77(40):329-340 www.who.int/wer/pdf/2002/wer7740.pdf |
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Prevention and Control of
Meningococcal Disease: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) Source: MMWR June 30, 2000, Vol. 49(RR-07):1-10 www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4907a1.htm |
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Meningococcal Disease and College
Students: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices (ACIP) Source: MMWR June 30, 2000, Vol. 49(RR-07):11-20 www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4907a2.htm |
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Control and Prevention of
Meningococcal Disease: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) Source: MMWR, February 14, 1997, Vol. 46(RR-05):1-51 www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00046263.htm |
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Control and Prevention of Serogroup
C Meningococcal Disease: Evaluation and Management of
Suspected Outbreaks: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) Source: MMWR, February 14, 1997, Vol. 46(RR-05):13-21 www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00046237.htm |
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Meningococcal Vaccine Information
Statement (VIS) Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Available in English and additional languages on IAC's website at: www.immunize.org/vis/vis_menin.asp |
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Meningococcus: What you should know Source: Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia www.chop.edu/vaccine/images/vec_mening_tear.pdf (Can also be ordered from VEC as a tear-off pad.) |
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Vaccinations for Adults... You're NEVER
Too Old to Get Shots! Source: Immunization Action Coalition www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4030.pdf |
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Do I Need Any Vaccinations Today? Source: Immunization Action Coalition www.immunize.org/catg.d/4036need.pdf |
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Are You 11-19 Years Old? Then You Need to
be Vaccinated! Source: Immunization Action Coalition www.immunize.org/catg.d/11teens8.pdf |
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Off to College? What you should know about
meningococcal disease. (a flier for students) Source: California Department of Health Services, Immunization Branch www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/dcdc/izgroup/pdf/IMM688.pdf |
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Meningococcal Disease Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/meningococcal_g.htm |
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Meningitis Awareness Wristbands Source: National Meningitis Association www.nmaus.org/wristbands |
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Meningitis on Campus Source: National Meningitis Association www.nmaus.org/pdf/brochures/NMA%20Brochure_150%20DPI.pdf |
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CDC-INFO Contact Center (800)232-4636 or (800)CDC-INFO |
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Immunization Action Coalition www.immunize.org (651) 647-9009 |
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Vaccine Education Center, Children's
Hospital of Philadelphia http://vaccine.chop.edu |
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National Network for Immunization
Information www.immunizationinfo.org |
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National Foundation of Infectious
Diseases/National Coalition for Adult Immunization www.nfid.org/meningitis |
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American College Health Association www.acha.org |
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World Health Organization www.who.int/topics/meningitis/en |
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Meningitis Foundation of America (800) 668-1129 www.musa.org |
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National Meningitis Association www.nmaus.org |
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sanofi pasteur (manufacturer of
meningococcal vaccine) www.sanofipasteur.us |
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This page was updated on December 10, 2007
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