Why Menactra vaccine?
Parents should vaccinate their children against meningococcal disease for a number of reasons. Although rare, meningococcal disease is a serious bacterial illness that includes meningitis (an inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord) and septicemia (blood poisoning).2,3,5,6 Adolescents and young adults are at increased risk of getting the disease.3,4,12 The disease can be hard to diagnose, especially in its early stages.3,5 Meningococcal disease can take the life of a child in just 24 hours.8,9
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