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Immunizations - travel vaccinations - Management
What types of meningitis vaccines are available for travellers?

  • The quadrivalent, inactivated, meningitis vaccine is recommended for travellers. A single dose provides cover against strains A, C, Y, and W135 of the disease. Two types are available:
    • ACWY Vax® (polysaccharide vaccine)
    • Menveo® (conjugate vaccine)
  • Several other inactivated meningitis C vaccines are licensed for use in the UK.
    • Meningitec®
    • Mengugate®
    • NeisVac-C®
    • Meningitis C with Haemophilus Influenza type B
  • These vaccines are used as part of the routine childhood immunization programme. See the CKS topic on Immunizations - childhood for more information.
  • Currently there is no vaccine available for meningitis B.

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