Check You’re Dispensing the Right Meningococcal Vaccine

Questions are swirling about meningococcal vaccination postsplenectomy...due to new 5-in-1 vaccines and changes in dosing schedules.

Patients without a spleen are at increased risk for meningococcal disease...and need meningococcal ACWY vaccine and meningococcal B vaccine.

For scheduled splenectomies, check whether patients got meningococcal vaccines pre-op when you take a vaccine history. It’s ideal to give these at least 14 days before surgery to allow time to build immunity.