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• Developing meningitis (infection of the spinal cord and lining of the brain) is many more dangerous to your health than receiving this vaccine. However, like any medication, this vaccine can reason side effects but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low.
• Hold track of any and all side effects you have after receiving this vaccine. If you ever need to receive other meningococcal vaccine in the future, you will need to speak the doctor if the first shot caused any side effects.
• Do not receive this vaccine if you have ever had an allergic reaction to a meningococcal vaccine, or if you are allergic to a preservative called thimerosol.
• Till receiving meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine, speak your doctor if you have a weak immune system, if you are allergic to latex rubber, or if you are receiving steroids, chemotherapy, or radiation treatment. If you have any of these conditions, your vaccine may need to be postponed.
• You can still receive a vaccine if you have a minor cool. In the case of a more severe diseases with a fever or any type of infection, wait before you get better till receiving this vaccine.
• Like any vaccine, meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine may not provide protection from malady in each person.
• Meningococcal malady is a serious infection caused by a bacteria. Meningococcal bacteria can infect the blood, spinal cord, and brain. These conditions can be fatal.
• Meningococcal malady can spread from one face to other through little droplets of saliva that are expelled into the air when an infected face coughs or sneezes. The bacteria can also be passed through contact with objects the infected face has touched, such as a door handle, or another surface. The bacteria can also be passed through kissing, or sharing a drinking glass or eating utensil with an infected person.
• Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine is used to prevent infection caused by meningococcal bacteria. The vaccine contains four of the most general types of meningococcal bacteria.
• Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine works by exposing you to a little doze of the bacteria or a protein from the bacteria, which causes your body to develop immunity to the malady. This vaccine will not treat an active infection that has already developed in the body.
• Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine is for use in adults and children who are at least 3 months of age.
• Like any vaccine, meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine may not provide protection from malady in each person.
• You must not receive this vaccine if you have ever had an allergic reaction to a meningococcal vaccine, or if you are allergic to a preservative called thimerosol.
• If you have any of these another conditions, your vaccine may need to be postponed or not given at all:
· any condition that weakens the immune system (such as HIV, AIDS, or cancer);
· if you are receiving steroids, chemotherapy, or radiation treatments; or
· if you are allergic to latex rubber.
• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant.
• If you are pregnant, your name may be listed on a pregnancy registry. This is to track the outcome of the pregnancy and to estimate any effects of this vaccine on the baby.
• It is not known whether meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• This vaccine must not be given to anyone younger than 3 months old.
• This vaccine is given as an injection under the skin. You will receive this injection in a doctor's office or clinic setting.
• Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine is generally given only once. Children and people who have higher risks of meningococcal infection may need a repeat doze of this vaccine 2 or 3 years after receiving the first shot.
• Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine is recommended in the next situations:
· for people who do not have a spleen;
· for laboratory workers who are routinely exposed to meningococcal bacteria;
· for people who live in dormitories or another group housing; and
· for people who travel or live among determined populations where meningococcal outbreak is common.
• You can still receive a vaccine if you have a minor cool. In the case of a more severe diseases with a fever or any type of infection, wait before you get better till receiving this vaccine.
• Your doctor may recommend treating fever and pain with an aspirin-free pain reliever such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil, and others) when the shot is given and for the following 24 hours. Follow the label directions or your doctor's instructions about how many of this medication to give your child.
• It is especially significant to prevent fever from occurring in a baby who has a seizure mess such as epilepsy.
• Since the meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine is generally given only once, you are not likely to miss a doze. Contact your doctor if you do not receive all recommended doses.
• An overdose of this vaccine is unlikely to occur.
• Follow your doctor's instructions about any restrictions on food, beverages, or activity.
• Hold track of any and all side effects you have after receiving this vaccine. If you ever need to receive other meningococcal vaccine in the future, you will need to speak the doctor if the first shot caused any side effects.
• Developing meningitis (infection of the spinal cord and lining of the brain) is many more dangerous to your health than receiving this vaccine. However, like any medication, this vaccine can reason side effects but the risk of serious side effects is extremely low.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
· severe weakness or unusual feeling in your arms and legs (may occur 2 to 4 weeks after you receive the vaccine);
· tall fever; or
· unusual bleeding.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· low fever, chills;
· redness, pain, swelling, or a lump where the vaccine was injected;
· headache; or
· weary feeling.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message vaccine side effects to the US Department of Health and Human Services at 1-800-822-7967.
• Till receiving this vaccine, speak your doctor if you are using a blood thinner (warfarin, Coumadin, Jantoven).
• Speak your doctor about all another vaccines you have recently received. Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine can be given at the same time as most another vaccinations, but must not be given together with a pertussis (whooping cough) or typhoid vaccine.
• Also speak the doctor if you have recently received drugs or treatments that can weaken the immune system, including:
· azathioprine (Imuran);
· basiliximab (Simulect);
· cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral, Gengraf);
· etanercept (Enbrel);
· leflunomide (Arava);
· muromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone);
· mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept);
· sirolimus (Rapamune);
· tacrolimus (Prograf);
· chemotherapy or radiation treatment for cancer;
· a steroid medication such as betamethasone (Celestone), cortisone (Cortone), dexamethasone (Cortastat, Dexasone, Solurex), hydrocortisone (Cortef, Hydrocortone), methylprednisolone (Medrol), prednisolone (Orapred, Pediapred), prednisone (Meticorten, Sterapred), triamcinolone (Aristocort), and others; or
· an inhaled or nasal steroid such as beclomethasone (Qvar, Beconase), budesonide (Pulmicort, Rhinocort, Symbicort), flunisolide (Aerobid, Nasarel), fluticasone (Advair, Flovent, Flonase, Veramyst), mometasone (Asmanex, Nasonex), or triamcinolone (Azmacort, Nasacort).
• If you are using any of these medications, you may not be able to receive the vaccine, or may need to wait before the another treatments are finished.
• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your doctor or pharmacist can provide more information about this vaccine. Additional information is accessible from your local health department or the Centers for Malady Control and Prevention.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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