District Health Services
Meningitis Update (May 2021)
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Meningococcal Vaccine Requirement
Effective July 1, 2021, children 16 years of age and older, who are entering the 11th grade (including new entrants), must have received one booster dose of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4), unless their initial dose was administered on or after their 16th birthday. Meningococcal disease is a serious bacterial illness that affects the brain and the spinal cord. More information from the Georgia Department of Public Health can be found in the documents below.
