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Meningococcal vaccine
My son who is is 17 yrs old is required by his University to get a meningococcal vaccination done. My question is which is the most effective one for this vaccine and then how many doses are required? Thank you for your response
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Dr. Bipin Ninan Abraham
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Bangalore
MCV4 is the preferred vaccine for most people, if it is not available when it's time for the vaccination, MPSV4 can be used.
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