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My son is 17 should he get a bacterial meningitis booster before graduating high school?
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Teans need 2, not 1: Thue currrent guidelines, based on the incidence of bacterial meningitis in our youth, is no longer to wait until entering college to get vaccinated against meningitis. See your physician to get these important preventitive measures!
Answered 6/16/2015
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Yes: It is now recommended that adolescents receive 2 doses of the Meningococcal vaccine. If it has been 5 years since his first dose, he should receive a booster.
Answered 6/16/2015
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Yes: If he is going to college, camp, the armed services or any other group setting, he is in a high risk group and should have a booster.
Answered 6/16/2015
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