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Looked at my daughter's pediatric an immunization record she is 5 why don't they give the meningitis shot it's weird to me she hasn't had one?

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Dr. Al Hegab answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Not required: meningitis vaccine isn't a requirement, unless certain populations/ conditions, eg exposure, certain immunodeficiency states, check with your local health authority if you wish, and also check this link http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/downloads/parent-ver-sch-0-6yrs.pdf

Answered 5/14/2015

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Doubt this is true: Your 5 yo likely had several doses of the HIB vaccine starting at 2 months. Hemophyllis meningitis used to be 80-90% of all infant & toddler meningitis. She also had the pneumococcal vaccine at the same time.It accounted for some. The meningococcal vaccine is usually given in the pre-teen & teen years when it is effective against the strains that cause the disease.

Answered 11/28/2017

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