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4/2022
vol. 97
 
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Special paper

Recommendations of the Polish Paediatric Society, the Polish Society of Vaccinology, and the Polish Society of Family Medicine on meningococcal vaccinations in children and adults in Poland

Ernest Kuchar
1
,
Hanna Czajka
2
,
Ewelina Gowin
3
,
Aneta Nitsch-Osuch
4
,
Anna Skoczyńska
5
,
Leszek Szenborn
6
,
August Wrotek
7
,
Jacek Wysocki
3
,
Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas
8
,
Jarosław Peregud-Pogorzelski
9
,
Teresa Jackowska
10

  1. Department of Paediatrics with Medical Assessment Unit, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, President of the Polish Society of Vaccinology, Poland
  2. Department of Paediatrics of the College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
  3. Department of Preventive Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
  4. Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
  5. Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Microbiology, National Medicines Institute, Warsaw, Poland
  6. Department of Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
  7. Department of Paediatrics, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
  8. Department of Family Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland; National Consultant in Family Medicine, President of the Polish Society of Family Medicine, Poland
  9. Department of Paediatrics, Paediatric Oncology and Immunology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin; President of the Polish Paediatric Society, Poland
  10. Department of Paediatrics, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland; National Consultant in Paediatrics
Pediatr Pol 2022; 97 (4): 279-289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/polp.2022.123913
Online publish date: 2022/12/30
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Invasive meningococcal disease is a dangerous bacterial infection that often leads to death or permanent disability. Immunization is the best strategy to protect individuals against invasive infections caused by Neisseria meningitidis. The effectiveness of vaccines has been demonstrated in many countries where they have been introduced into national vaccination programs.

Meningococcal vaccinations in Poland are recommended in the framework of the National Immunization Program. However, they are not reimbursed, meaning the patient or parent covers vaccination costs. In addition, insufficient public awareness of the disease course and risks associated with meningococcal infection, the need for immunization in the first year of a child’s life, the number of doses administered, and the price of the vaccines are barriers to the acceptance and implementation of meningococcal immunization, especially in the youngest children.

Recommendations for physicians implementing meningococcal vaccination in children and adults are the result of the work of an expert group.
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meningococcal vaccinations, invasive meningococcal disease, recommendations

  
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