Parental awareness and utilization of meningococcal serogroup B vaccines in the United States

Parental awareness and utilization of meningococcal serogroup B vaccines in the United States

Abstract Background Meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) is the most common cause of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in the United States. The US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends vaccination of healthy adolescents against MenB based on shared clinical decision-making (...

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Main Authors: Amit Srivastava, Amanda Dempsey, Alex Galitsky, Mansour Fahimi, Liping Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Meningococcal disease
Vaccination
Meningococcal serogroup B
Category B recommendation
Socioeconomic disparities
Racial disparities
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09181-8

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