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Have a good day.my daughter is 3.5 years old, menactra vaccine should be?how many doses should be?

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Vaccine use: The Menactra vaccine has been approved for use in kids as young as 9 mo for the prevention of 4 strains of meningococcus, a germ that causes meningitis or blood poisoning. The aap has reviewed the data and recommends use as early as 11 y in the normal population and a booster 5 years later.Younger kids with immune deficiencies as early as 2 as a 2 dose series with boosters every 5 yrs..

Answered 6/28/2014

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