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What types of meningitis vaccines are available for travellers?

April 26, 2017meningitis travellers types vaccines

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What types of meningitis vaccines are available for travellers?

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• The quadrivalent, inactivated, meningitis vaccine is recommended for travellers. A single dose provides cover against strains A, C, Y, and W135 of the disease. Two types are available: • ACWY Vax® (polysaccharide vaccine) • Menveo® (conjugate vaccine) • Several other inactivated meningitis C vaccines are licensed for use in the UK. • Meningitec® • Mengugate® • NeisVac-C® • Meningitis C with Haemophilus Influenza type B • These vaccines are used as part of the routine childhood immunization programme. See the CKS topic on Immunizations – childhood for more information. • Currently there is no vaccine available for meningitis B.