Help fight meningitis with vaccination
Get to know the most common serogroups in the US
Currently, there are 5 vaccine-preventable serogroups of meningococcal disease in the United States: A, B, C, W, and Y.1 In the US, most cases of meningococcal disease have been caused by serogroups B, C, and Y.2
Help protect appropriate patients with meningitis vaccines
Adolescents/young adults need vaccines to help protect against the 5 vaccine-preventable
serogroups of meningitis—Men A, B, C, W, and Y.1
Vaccination may not protect all recipients.
CDC=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; MenB=meningococcal serogroup B; Men A, B, C, W, and Y=meningococcal groups A, B, C, W and Y.
References
- Meningococcal vaccination for adolescents: information for healthcare professionals. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Reviewed November 20, 2023. Accessed January 11, 2024. http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/mening/hcp/adolescent-vaccine.html
- Meningococcal disease: causes and how it spreads. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated February 7, 2022. Accessed January 11, 2024. https://www.cdc.gov/meningococcal/about/causes-transmission.html