Vaccines and Preventable Diseases

• Meningococcal Vaccination

  Brief Description

  Meningococcal vaccines protect against most types of meningococcal disease, although they do not prevent all cases. There are two kinds of vaccines that protect against Neisseria meningitidis available in the United States: meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine (Menomune®), and meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menactra® and Menveo®).
  
  

  Vaccine Information

  The meningococcal disease can be prevented by the following vaccines: MCV4 and MPSV4.