{"id":23481,"date":"2024-10-17T14:52:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T18:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/?page_id=23481"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:18:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:18:59","slug":"menacwy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/datamanagement\/menacwy\/","title":{"rendered":"MenACWY"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-23481\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-23481-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-23481-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-23481-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"---- anchor links anchor-links a  colorwhite font-weight600 background006298 border-radius1em padding5em 15em displayinline-block margin0 25em 5em 0 white-space nowrap ahover background13294b text-decorationnone afocus outline 2px solid 13294b ----------------------------- panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-23481-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/menacwy\/\">MenACWY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/datamanagement\/menb\/\">Men B<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/datamanagement\/hpv\/\">HPV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/immunization\/datamanagement\/tdap\/\">Tdap<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-23481-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"feature-box-shadow panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-23481-0-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>MenACWY Vaccine Recommendations:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW83259164 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83259164 BCX0\">Meningococcal ACWY <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83259164 BCX0\">(<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW83259164 BCX0\">MenACWY<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83259164 BCX0\">) <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83259164 BCX0\">vaccine can help protect against meningococcal disease caused by serogroups A, C, W, and Y. A different meningococcal vaccine is available that can help protect against serogroup B.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83259164 BCX0\"> The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW83259164 BCX0\">MenACWY<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83259164 BCX0\"> vaccine series (2 doses) is recommended for children 11-12 years of age and 16-18 years of age<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83259164 BCX0\">. \u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83259164 BCX0\">The first dose is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83259164 BCX0\">required<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83259164 BCX0\"> for all children entering 7th grade and the second dose is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83259164 BCX0\">required<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83259164 BCX0\"> for all children entering 12th grade<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83259164 BCX0\"> in Virginia<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW83259164 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can learn more about meningococcal vaccines here: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/meningococcal\/vaccines\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/meningococcal\/vaccines\/index.html<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW218628656 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218628656 BCX0\"><span data-teams=\"true\">All vaccine data on this page are reflective of doses reported to Virginia's Immunization Information System (VIIS).<\/span> T<span data-teams=\"true\">here may be vaccines administered to people that are not reflected in VIIS, and there may be vaccines administered to people reported in VIIS who are no longer residents of Virginia<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW218628656 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">VDH has set the maximum coverage rates displayed at 95% for this dashboard due to possible imprecision in the population estimates, as t<\/span><\/span><span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">he denominator for these is census single-race population estimates.<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0The data is refreshed weekly on Tuesdays and represents the selected age as of the refresh date.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Data is suppressed when the count of the number vaccinated is between 1-9, to preserve anonymity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-23481-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MenACWY\" src=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/views\/VirginiaMenACWYAdolescentVaccineDashboard\/MenACWYDashboard?:alerts=no&#038;:embed=y&#038;:display_spinner=no&#038;:showAppBanner=false&#038;:customViews=no&#038;:dataDetails=no&#038;:embed_code_version=3&#038;:loadOrderID=0&#038;:display_count=n&#038;:showVizHome=n&#038;:showShareOptions=false\" 0=\":device=phone;:showShareOptions=false&quot;\" class=\"iframe-1200\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" scrolling=\"yes\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/data.virginia.gov\/dataset\/adolescent-immunization\/resource\/c80b272e-712a-45dd-ac64-3730a0ff73a4\">Public Use dataset for adolescent immunizations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-23481-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"feature-box-shadow panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-23481-0-0-3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Population estimates data source: 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) population estimates.<\/p>\n<p>*No population estimates are available for out-of-state individuals or those without a reported locality. More information about the population estimates can be found at this link - https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/acs<\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\">Some vaccine records were missing due to a database sync issue. It was fixed on 11\/23\/2025, and monitoring is in place by VDH to avoid similar issues in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MenACWY Men B\u00a0HPV Tdap MenACWY Vaccine Recommendations: Meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) vaccine can help protect against meningococcal disease caused by serogroups A, C, W, and Y. A different meningococcal vaccine is available that can help protect against serogroup B. 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