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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notice to Readers: Recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Use of Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (MCV4) in Children Aged 2--10 Years at Increased Risk for Invasive Meningococcal Disease
Source: MMWR, December 7, 2007; 56(48):1265-1266
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5648a4.htm
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5648.pdf

Notice to Readers: Revised Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to Vaccinate All Persons Aged 11--18 Years with Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Source: MMWR, August 10, 2007; 56(31):794-795
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5631a3.htm
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5631.pdf

General Recommendations on Immunization
Source: MMWR, December 1, 2006; 55(RR-15):1-48
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5515a1.htm?s_cid=rr5515a1_e
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5515.pdf

Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Source: MMWR, May 27, 2005, Vol. 54(RR07):1-21
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5407.pdf

Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Source: MMWR June 30, 2000, Vol. 49(RR-07):1-10
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4907a1.htm

Meningococcal Disease and College Students: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Source: MMWR June 30, 2000, Vol. 49(RR-07):11-20
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4907a2.htm

          

 American Academy of Pediatrics
Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease: Recommendations for Use of Meningococcal Vaccines in Pediatric Patients
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics, May 25, 2005
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;116/2/496

Meningococcal Disease Prevention and Control Strategies for Practice-Based Physicians (Addendum: Recommendations for College Students) (RE0035)
Author: American Academy of Pediatrics
Source: Pediatrics, December 2000, Vol. 106(6):1500-4
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;106/6/1500

  

 Vaccination Schedules
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/adult-schedule.htm

Summary of Recommendations for Adult Immunization
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2011.pdf

Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule--United States
Source: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm

Summary of Recommendations for Childhood and Adolescent Immunization
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2010.pdf

  
 State Laws
Meningococcal Prevention Mandates for Colleges and Universities
Source: Immunization Action Coalition
www.immunize.org/laws/menin.htm

 

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