Adolescents and young adults (aged 15–24 years) who live in ‘close quarters’ include new military recruits and students living in residential accommodation.
Adolescents and young adults (aged 15–24 years) who live in close quarters are recommended to receive:
There is no preference for either brand of MenACWY vaccine – MenQuadfi, Menveo, or Nimenrix – for adolescents and young adults.
There is no preference for either brand of MenB vaccine — Bexsero or Trumenba — for adolescents and young adults.
Bexsero and Trumenba are not interchangeable. The same vaccine should be used for both vaccine doses.
Adolescents and young adults have the highest rates of meningococcal carriage. (’Carriage’ means the presence of meningococcal bacteria in the upper respiratory tract without any signs or symptoms of infection.) Because of this, adolescents and young adults are thought to play an important role in transmitting the bacteria in a community.4 Living in close or prolonged contact with a person who is carrying meningococcal bacteria can increase the chances of the bacteria being passed between people.5-7
