meningococcal vaccine?

[Ginger]

hi, i caught the tail end of a story on the news last night about a meningococcal vaccine. is this part of the normal schedule or do i have to go to the gp specifically for it? what age should kids have it at? thanks
also, what age can kids the flu vax at?

[Cassius2]

not sure about the meningococcal vax...

i *think* that the flu vax is not recommend for under 5s??

sorry not much help at all am i

[Ginger]

that's cool at least you tried!!

[CinderToriella]

I believe it is 12 months , as per the Medicare Australia website they have the vaccine schedule on the site .

[AnyDream]

Meningococcal vaccine: on the schedule @ 12 months of age

Flu vaccine for children: worth discussing with your GP. They can vaccinate for flu from 6 months of age, but I think they tend to only recommend it as a routine measure if there is a specific medical condition involved. For one, they need to use a special vaccine for small kids (and it changes every year) and also they have to have 2 doses to get the same effect. There's loads of info here (govt Immunisation Handbook)

[Ginger]

Thank you

[Cassius2]

you are so awesome MD!