Meningococcal A conjugate vaccine: updated guidance

In accordance with its mandate to provide

guidance to Member States on health policy

matters, WHO issues a series of regularly

updated position papers on vaccines

and combinations of vaccines against diseases

that have an international public

health impact. A position paper on meningococcal

vaccines was published in 2011

and its recommendations remain valid.1

This update adds to the previous recommendations

specifically concerning routine

immunization of infants and young

children in the African meningitis belt

with meningococcal A conjugate vaccine,

following discussions at the October 2014

SAGE meeting.