Changes to the recommended use of meningococcal vaccine to prevent meningococcal infection

Public consultation for the revised meningococcal vaccine recommendations in the Australian Immunisation Handbook was conducted over a four week period from 15 June 2022 to 17 July 2022, during which time the draft recommendations were available on the Citizen Space website. The Immunisation Branch invited a range of stakeholders, committees, working groups and interested people to provide submissions.

This report outlines the public consultation comments received for the revised meningococcal vaccine recommendations. This submission was approved by NHMRC on 6 December 2022.