Protect your child from fatal meningococcal meningitis.

Learn about meningitis vaccination for kids aged nine months to five years.

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Understanding meningococcal meningitis

Vaccination is considered to be the most effective way to prevent meningitis7

ACVP recommendations for immunization of children aged 0 through 18 years11 

ACVIP/Indian Academy of Pediatrics recommended vaccination schedule

 

                                                                          Age in completed weeks/months/years

Vaccine Birth 6w 10w 14w 6m 7m 9m 12m 13m 15m 16-18m 18-24m 2-3Y 4-6Y 9-14Y 15-18Y
BCG                                
Hepatitis B HB 1a HB 2 HB 3 HB 4b                          
Polio OPV IPV 1c IPV 2c IPV 3c             IPVc B1     IPVc B2      
DTwP/DTaP   DPT 1 DPT 2 DPT 3             DPT B1     DPT B2      
Hib   Hib 1 Hib 2 Hib 3             Hib B1          
PCV   PCV 1 PCV 2 PCV 3       PCV B            
Rotavirus   RV 1 RV 2 RV 3d                        
Influenza         Dose 1e Dose 2 Annual Vaccination        
MMR             Dose 1     Dose 2       Dose 3      
TCV                                  
Hepatitis A               Dose 1       Dose 2f          
Varicella                   Dose 1   Dose 2f          
Tdap/Td                                  
HPV                               1 & 2j 1,2 & 3j
Meningococcal             Dose 1 Dose 2                  
JE               Dose 1 Dose 2                
Cholera               Dose 1 Dose 2                
PPSV 23                                  
Rabies                                  
Yellow Fever                                  
Recommended age                        
Catch up age range                      
Vaccines in special situations
(a) To be given within 24 hours after birth. When this is missed, it can be administered at first contact with health facility.
(b) An extra dose of Hepatitis B vaccine is permitted as part of a combination vaccine when use of this combination vaccine is necessary.
(c) IPV can be given as part of a combination vaccine.
(d) 3rd dose of Rota vaccine is not necessary for RV1.
(e) Influenza vaccine should be started after 6 mo, 2 doses 4 wks apart, usually in the pre-monsoon period. At other times of the year, the most recent          available strain should be used. Annual influenza vaccination should be continued, for all, till 5 y of age.
(f) Single dose is to be given for the live attenuated Hepatitis A vaccine. The inactivated vaccine needs two doses.
(g) 2nd dose of Varicella vaccine should be given 3-6 mo after dose 1. However, it can be administered anytime 3 mo after dose 1 or at 4-6 y.
(h) Tdap should not be administered as the second booster of DPT at 4-6 y. For delayed 2nd booster, Tdap can be given after 7 y of age. A dose of Tdap is necessary at 10-12 y, irrespective of previous Tdap administration. If Tdap is unavailable/ unaffordable, it can be substituted with Td.
(i) Before 14 completed years, HPV vaccines are recommended as a 2-dose schedule, 6 mo apart.
(j) From 15th y onwards and the immunocompromised subjects at all ages, HPV vaccines are recommended as a 3-dose schedule, 0-1-6 (HPV2) or 0-2-6 (HPV4)
(k) Menactra is approved in a 2-dose schedule between 9-23 mo. Minimum interval between two doses should be 3 mo. Menveo recommended as a single dose schedule after 2 y of age.

Talk to your doctor today, about protection against meningococcal meningitis.

 

 

References:

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