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The Australian Immunisation Handbook 10th Edition 2013

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• Infants from 6 weeks to 12 months of age who have medical conditions<br />

that put them at high risk of meningococcal disease, such as functional or<br />

anatomical asplenia43 or inherited defects of properdin or complement,<br />

persons receiving treatment with eculizumab (a monoclonal antibody<br />

directed against complement component C5), 45 or those post haematopoietic<br />

stem cell transplant (HSCT), are recommended to receive up to 2 doses of<br />

MenCCV vaccine prior to 12 months of age. (See also 3.3 Groups with special<br />

vaccination requirements.)<br />

Infants with these conditions who are 6 weeks to

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