Who should be vaccinated?

Meningococcal meningitis may be rare—with only 1,200-3,500 cases yearly in the US¹—but 1 in 10 people who contract the disease die from it, even with appropriate treatment.² And while anyone can get meningococcal disease, adolescents and young adults are among those at increased risk. They account for nearly 30% of all US cases, yet it is estimated that the majority of these cases could be prevented with a vaccination.^2,3

CDC recommendations for vaccination

Recognizing the risks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its recommendations to include vaccination for meningococcal disease for all children 11 through 18 years of age⁴:

Preteens at their 11- or 12-year-old checkup
Teens up to 18 years old as soon as possible if they haven’t been vaccinated

The CDC also recommends vaccinating certain high-risk groups, adults, and younger children including⁴:

College freshmen in dormitories
Recruits in the military
Travelers or residents of countries where the disease is common

You can download CDC vaccination recommendations for meningococcal disease and other diseases:

For children and adolescents
For adults

State requirements

State requirements for meningococcal vaccination^5,6

Select your state

The following information is a summary of the school requirements by state and is provided for informational purposes only. To access the websites containing the actual coverage requirements for colleges and universities, click here, and for elementary and secondary schools, click here.

Requirements vary by state. While some states have no requirements, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends vaccination for children 11 through 18 years of age.⁴

State: Alabama

No state requirements

State: Alaska

Disease education required for all incoming college and university students residing on campus

State: Arizona

Proof of vaccination or waiver required for elementary and secondary school students 11 years of age or older

State: Arkansas

Disease education required for all incoming college and university students residing on campus

State: California

Disease education required for:

All incoming students residing on campus at public colleges and universities
All freshmen residing on campus at private colleges and universities

State: Colorado

Disease education required for all college and university students residing on campus

State: Connecticut

Disease education required for all incoming college and university students residing on campus
Proof of vaccination or waiver required for all incoming college and university students residing on campus

State: Delaware

Disease education required for all incoming college and university students
Proof of vaccination or waiver required for all incoming college and university students

State: District of Columbia

Disease education required for all first-year college and university students residing on campus

Proof of vaccination or waiver required for:

Elementary and secondary school students 11 years of age or older
All first-year college and university students residing on campus

State: Florida

Disease education required for all college and university students residing on campus
Proof of vaccination or waiver required for all college and university students residing on campus

State: Georgia

Disease education required for:

Students in grades 6 through 12
All incoming college and university students residing on campus

State: Hawaii

No state requirements

State: Idaho

No state requirements

State: Illinois

Disease education required for all incoming students at public universities

State: Indiana

Disease education required for:

All elementary and secondary school students
All incoming students at public universities

State: Iowa

Disease education required for students at colleges or universities with on-campus housing

State: Kansas

Proof of vaccination or waiver required for all incoming college and university students residing on campus

State: Kentucky

Disease education required for:

Students in grades 6 through 12
All full-time college and university students residing on campus

State: Louisiana

Disease education required for all on-campus college and university students

Proof of vaccination or waiver required for:

Students in grade 6
All on-campus college and university students

State: Maine

Disease education required for all incoming college and university students residing on campus

State: Maryland

Disease education required for all incoming college and university students residing on campus
Proof of vaccination or waiver required for all incoming college and university students residing on campus

State: Massachusetts

Disease education required for:

Students in grades 9 through 12 in non-residential schools
All incoming students at colleges and universities with on-campus housing

Proof of vaccination or waiver required for:

Students in grades 9 through 12 in residential schools
All incoming students at colleges and universities with on-campus housing

State: Michigan

Disease education required for students in grades 6, 9, and 12

State: Minnesota

Disease education required for all incoming college and university students residing on campus

State: Mississippi

Disease education required for all incoming college and university students

State: Missouri

Disease education required for all students residing on campus at public colleges and universities

State: Montana

No state requirements

State: Nebraska

Disease education required for all college and university students residing on campus

State: Nevada

Proof of vaccination or waiver required for all college and university students younger than 23 years of age residing on campus

State: New Hampshire

No state requirements

State: New Jersey

Disease education required for all incoming students at 4-year colleges and universities

Proof of vaccination or waiver required for:

Students born after January 1, 1997 and in grade 6
All incoming students residing in a dormitory at 4-year colleges and universities

State: New Mexico

No state requirements

State: New York

Disease education required for:

Students in grades 7 through 12 in residential schools
All college and university students

State: North Carolina

Disease education required for:

Students in grade 5
All students at colleges and universities with residential housing

State: North Dakota

Proof of vaccination or waiver required for students when entering middle school (grades 6 or 7)

State: Ohio

Disease education required for all students in on-campus housing at public colleges and universities
Proof of vaccination or waiver required for all students in on-campus housing at public colleges and universities

State: Oklahoma

Disease education required for:

Students in grades 6 through 12
All college and university students in on-campus housing

Proof of vaccination or waiver required for all incoming college and university students in on-campus housing

State: Oregon

No state requirements

State: Pennsylvania

Disease education required for all college and university students residing on campus

Proof of vaccination or waiver required for:

Students in grade 7
All college and university students residing on campus

State: Rhode Island

Disease education required for all incoming college and university students

State: South Carolina

Disease education required for all incoming college and university students residing on campus

State: South Dakota

No state requirements

State: Tennessee

Disease education required for:

Students in kindergarten through grade 12
All incoming college and university students residing on campus

State: Texas

Disease education required for:

Students in kindergarten through grade 12
All incoming college and university students

Proof of vaccination or waiver required for students in grade 7

State: Utah

No state requirements

State: Vermont

Proof of vaccination or waiver required for:

Students in grades 7 through 12 in residential schools
All first-year college and university students residing on campus

State: Virginia

Disease education required for all incoming, full-time students at 4-year public colleges and universities
Proof of vaccination or waiver required for all incoming, full-time students at 4-year public colleges and universities

State: Washington

Disease education required for:

Students in grades 6 through 12
All students residing on campus at community or technical colleges
All incoming students at other colleges or universities with on-campus housing

State: West Virginia

No state requirements

State: Wisconsin

Disease education required for all college and university students

State: Wyoming

No state requirements

Important Safety Information

Indication

Menveo is a vaccine indicated for active immunization to prevent invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, Y, and W-135. Menveo is approved for use in persons 11 to 55 years of age. Menveo does not prevent N. meningitidis serogroup B infections.

Important Safety Information

You should not receive Menveo if you have had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient of the vaccine, or if you have had a severe allergic reaction to a vaccine containing similar components as Menveo.

Side effects to Menveo include pain at the injection site, headache, muscle pain, fatigue, nausea, and fainting. Sometimes fainting is accompanied by falling with injury. Other side effects may occur.

Following vaccination with a US-licensed meningococcal conjugate vaccine, an evaluation of postmarketing adverse events suggested a potential for increased risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). There is not enough information to evaluate if a risk of GBS exists following administration of Menveo.

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant.

Vaccination with Menveo may not protect all individuals.

For more information about Menveo, talk to your health-care professional.

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References

McNabb SJN, Jajosky RA, Hall-Baker PA, et al. Summary of notifiable diseases—United States, 2006. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2008;55:1–92.
Meningococcal: Questions and answers. Immunization Action Coalition Web site. http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4210.pdf. Accessed March 3, 2010.
Strunk JA, Rocchiccioli JT. Meningococcal meningitis: an emerging infectious disease. J Community Health Nurs. 2010;27:51–58.
Meningitis: Meningococcal vaccination. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site. http://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/vaccine-info.html. Accessed March 3, 2010.
State information: Meningococcal prevention mandates for colleges and universities. Immunization Action Coalition Web site. http://www.immunize.org/laws/menin.asp. Accessed March 3, 2010.
State information: Meningococcal state mandates for elementary and secondary schools. Immunization Action Coalition Web site. http://www.immunize.org/laws/menin_sec.asp. Accessed March 3, 2010.

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