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CDC Issues New Recommendations to Immunize Adolescents and Young Adults Against Meningococcal Disease.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 26-MAY-05 		Format: Online - approximately 854 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Urges Physicians and Parents to Vaccinate These Newly Recommended Groups Against Devastating Bacterial Infection

BETHESDA, Md., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- New adolescent meningococcal disease vaccination recommendations published today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) call for routine meningococcal disease vaccination of young adolescents at the preadolescent doctor's visit (11-12 years). Further, for those not previously immunized, the CDC recommends vaccination at high school entry (or about age 15) and for incoming college freshman who will be living in dormitories. The recommendations also state that any other adolescents wishing to reduce their risk of meningococcal disease may elect to be immunized.

Adolescents and young adults are at increased risk for meningococcal disease, a potentially fatal bacterial infection. These age...

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