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ACWY meningitis vaccine for toddler

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Jenny10marie · 28/06/2018 21:10

Hi,
Could anyone give me any advice regarding the ACWY vaccine to protect against meningitis W strain? I know it is currently available for teenagers on the NHS but could my two year old have it if I paid privately. If so, where would I go for this?
Thank you

OP posts:
bruffin · 29/06/2018 14:57

"although we welcome the implementation of the ACWY vaccine amongst 14-18 year olds, it will take over a year for herd protection to establish so babies (who are particularly vulnerable to developing disease) will remain unprotected. However, it has been shown that the MenB vaccine Bexsero, to be brought in for children at 2, 4 and 12 months in the UK, would protect against this ST-11 MenW strain6. "

From the Meningitis foundation website

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