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New developments in Meningococcal B vaccination – ACRRM
DURATION
PROFESSION
Physician
# OF CREDITS
1
ACCREDITATION
ACRRM
EXPIRY DATE
2017-04-03
Learning objectives
After participating in this program, general practitioners will be better able to:
- Recognise patient groups at particular risk of meningococcal B infection.
- Describe the role of meningococcal group B vaccine in preventing invasive meningococcal disease and its sequelae in Australia today.
- Recall the dosing schedule and immune response to vaccination with Meningococcal Group B Vaccine, as well as safety of the vaccine in infants, young children and adolescents.
- Discuss the strain coverage estimates for vaccination using Meningococcal Antigen Typing System (MATS).