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1 In some circumstances advice in these guidelines may differ from that in the Summary of Product Characteristics of the vaccines When this occurs the recommendations in these guidelines which are. March 2015. Countries with Hib vaccine in the national immunization programme; and planned introductions in 2015. * Includes partial introduction. Data source: WHO/IVB Database, as of 05 March 2015. Map production Immunization Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB),. April 2016. Countries with Hib vaccine in the national immunization . programme. * Includes partial introduction. Data source: WHO/IVB Database, as of 12 April 2016. Map production Immunization Vaccines and Biologicals (IVB),. Vaccine preventable diseases. Some diseases can’t be prevented and can only be treated after a person gets . sick.. Some diseases can be prevented by receiving a vaccine before we come into contact with them, so we don’t have to get sick!. January 2018. Countries using IPV vaccine to date. This information . is. . available. . from. the . website. @:. IPV Introduction, OPV Withdrawal and Routine Immunization Strengthening. : . http://www.who.int/immunization/diseases/poliomyelitis/inactivated_polio_vaccine/en/. Massachusetts requirements for meningococcal vaccinationMassachusetts law (MGL Ch. 76, s. 15D) and regulations (105 CMR 220.000) requires all newly enrolled fulltime students 21 years of age and under Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease F requently Asked Questions Adolescents and young adults are at increased risk of meningococcal disease , often referred to as meningitis , a serious disease that About the Know. Act. Prevent. In the case of Kimberly and Emily, while both had received the MenACWY vaccine, the MenB vaccine was not yet available to help protect them against Meningitis B Meningococcal Vaccination s a parent, you do everything you can to protect your children’s health now and for the future. Meningococcal disease can become very serious, very quickly. Mening • Nausea • Vomiting • In babies, these symptoms can be difficult to notice or may not be there at all. Instead, a baby may appear slow or inactive, be irritable, vomit, or feed poorly. 201 8 Louisiana Office of Public Health – Infectious Disease Epidemiology Section Page 1 of 10 Meningococcal Infections Neisse ria meningitidis invasive disease is a Class A Disease and must be r Fig. 1. and 2. Widespread purpuric and ecchymotic rash covering all four limbs. 2. Discussion 2. 1. Pathophysiology and risk factors Meningococcal disease (MD) caused by the gram negative diplococc HEALTH REQUIREMENT New York State PHL Section 2167 requires post - secondary institutions to distribute information about meningococcal disease and immunization to the students, or parents or guardia 1 In some circumstances, advice in these guidelines may differ from that in the Summary of Product Characteristics of the vaccines. When this occurs, the recommendations in these guidelines, which are What causes meningococcal disease? 13 di�erent subtypes (serogroups). Five of these serogroups, A, B, C, Y, and W, cause almost all invasive disease. The relative importance of these