My 1 y/o is in the hospital with meningitis

[bmsmith5107]

@amourlondon The US doesn’t vaccinate against meningococcal meningitis until 11 years old. We do vaccinate agains pneumococcal infections with PCV13 which is a common cause of meningitis in infants.

 

[lookintochat]

@amourlondon In Australia you can’t get them vaccinated for ACWY until 12 months, and the men-B vaccine is really expensive. Just be mindful not every country has the same schedule as yours

 

[casazzamj]

@lookintochat I paid for both. Both can be given to infants. They weren’t too expensive - maybe £60?

 

[lookintochat]

@casazzamj It can cost up to $700 for a course of it in Australia. I paid for it, but for some people the cost is going to be prohibitive. The ACWY is not given to infants in Australia under 1 year old.

 

[casazzamj]

@lookintochat That’s ridiculous! I live in the Middle East - I’ve paid for it here and in the UK. It was absolutely nowhere near that amount.

Also ACWY isn’t given to infants in the UK/UAE either but it is safe for them, which is why I went private.

 

[lookintochat]

@casazzamj It is so expensive! It sucks, because not everyone has the privilege to be able to afford it

 

[damaged]

@melloi I don’t think the meningitis vaccine is given until you are older, like 11-12 and then a booster when they are a older teen.. could totally be wrong but that’s what I think I remember from my oldest kiddo. She is 18 and I think she got the booster last year.

 

[amourlondon]

@damaged HIB and the Pneumococcal vaccine are done as I stated earlier.

The Meningococcal vaccine is done at age 12 (?) with a booster at 16 (?).

 

[damaged]

@amourlondon I wasn’t thinking of the pneumococcal vaccine.. kind of forgot it was a thing for a moment. There is a meningitis vaccine that is given at around 11 and then a booster later.

 

[amourlondon]

@damaged There are so many, it’s hard to remember unless you’ve got little ones!!