Menactra Meningococcal Vaccine
Description
What is Menactra Vaccine?
Menactra is a vaccine used for immunization purposes. It helps in preventing meningococcal diseases. The vaccine contains the inactivated form of the meningococcal bacteria which causes diseases like meningitis and meningococcal septicemia. It has the Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, Y, and W-135 type of vaccine. Menactra vaccine can be used from the age group 9 months to 55 years of age.
The vaccine should not be self-administered. There’s an option for booster which can be given from the ages 15 years to 55 years of age. It is administered through the intramuscular route only.
What is Menactra Vaccine Schedule?
- For babies aged 9–23 months: Two doses are given.
- First dose is at 9 months.
- Second dose is at 12 months.
- For ages 2–55 years: A single dose is recommended.
- If you are looking for a booster dose, ages from 15-55 can get vaccinated with a booster dosage.
Other information
Some of the side effects reported with use of this vaccine are redness, pain, and swelling the site of injection. It can cause irritation, loss of appetite, and lead to sleepiness. Other side effects are headache, nausea vomiting, and diarrhea.
In order to make your vaccine experience much safer, share your current medication with your doctor. All the medicines you are taking, share about it with your doctor. Pregnant and breastfeeding should ask their doctor before getting themselves vaccinated.
Store the vaccine in a refrigerator, and keep it at a temperature of 2°C to 8°C in refrigerator. Do not freeze the vaccine.
Buy Menactra Vaccine in Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad, and Ghaziabad for IVFInjection.in. It is priced at 4400 per injection.
Contact No: 8882042434
For free delivery, the minimum order value should be Rs. 5000 (applicable in Delhi only). Coldchain assured. (Select products)
