Ask Your Child's Health-Care Provider About Preventing Meningococcal Disease
Your adolescent or teen probably doesn't go to the doctor as often as he or she did in early childhood. That's why it's important to make the most of every health-care visit.
Remember, any doctor's appointment is a good opportunity to ask your child's health-care provider about meningococcal vaccination.
- Yearly back-to-school check-ups
- Pre-summer camp check-ups
- Pre-college check-ups
- Sports physicals
- Sick visits
- Routine well visits, including the recommended 11-to 12-year old vaccination visit
Print out a teen-risk checklist to help you remember what questions to ask about meningococcal disease.
Teen Risk
Checklist
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Your child's health-care provider is likely to recommend meningococcal vaccination.