According to the annual vaccination report, only 33.3% of eligible adolescents received the CDC-recommended MenACWY booster vaccination to help protect against meningococcal meningitis, as compared to 81.3% of those teens who received the recommended first vaccination.
The second booster vaccination, recommended at 16 years of age, is important because data suggest that protection from the first dose wanes within 5 years in approximately half of immunized teens.
Presented by: Jenish Sudhakaran, MPH – New Jersey Department of Health: Vaccine Preventable Disease Program Sarah
Presented by Frances Ferguson, MD, MPH, FACP Dr. Ferguson is a Board Certified Internal Medicine
The New Jersey Immunization Network (NJIN) is a statewide coalition of over 400 individuals representing 180 organizations that is jointly co-founded and led by the New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (NJAAP) and the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians (NJAFP).
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Immunization Network
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Jersey 08520
