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  • Title: Meningococcal vaccine: New product, new recommendations.
    Author: Campos-Outcalt D.
    Journal: J Fam Pract; 2005 Apr; 54(4):324-6. PubMed ID: 15833222.
    Abstract:
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that all adolescents aged 11 to 12 years receive a quadrivalent, conjugate meningococcal vaccine (MCV-4). With time, universal administration of meningococcal vaccine for this age group will make moot the question of whether entering college freshmen should receive meningococcal vaccine. It should lead to a marked reduction in a potentially catastrophic disease and contribute to the continued decline in morbidity and mortality from bacterial meningitis in the United States, which has largely been due to advances in vaccine technology.
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