Immunization Reactions

Home Care Advice - Meningococcal Vaccine

Meningococcal Vaccine

  • No serious reactions
  • Sore injection site for 1 to 2 days occurs in 50%, with limited use of the arm in 15%.
  • Mild fever occurs in 4%, headache in 40% and joint pain in 20%
  • The vaccine never causes meningitis.

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