ID | 1128 |
Name of the vaccine | MenQuadfi |
Microbe | Bacteria |
Disease name | Meningococcal disease |
Name of bacteria | Neisseria meningitidis |
Type of vaccine | Conjugate |
Nucleic acid content | DNA |
Age | 2 years and older |
Description of the vaccine | Meningococcal (groups A, C, Y, W) conjugate vaccine. |
Name of the manufacturer | Sanofi Pasteur Inc. |
Name of the manufacturing country | United States |
Year of manufacture | 2020 |
Clinical Phase status | Approved |
Bacterial strain | Gram-negative diplococcus. |
Efficacy | Was evaluated using a serogroup-specific serum bactericidal assay with exogenous human complement (hSBA). |
Vaccine formulation | Solution for injection |
Dosage | Dose - 0.5 ml. Primary Vaccination - a single dose
Booster Vaccination - single dose in individuals 15 years and older if at least 4 years have elapsed. |
Mechanism of action | Production of bactericidal antibodies specific to the capsular polysaccharides of N. meningitidis serogroups A, C, W, and Y. |
Route of administration | Intramuscular |
Indications | Prevention of invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, W, and Y. |
Export | NA |
Approval | US FDA |
Adjuvant | NA |
Repurposing | NA |
Side effects of vaccine | Children (2-9 years) : pain, erythema and swelling at injection site, malaise, myalgia and headache.
Adolescents and adults (10 years and older): injection site pain, myalgia, headache and malaise. |
Post vaccination | NA |
Dose type | Single dose |
Interspecies transfer | NA |
PubMed identifier | NA |
Clinical trial number | NA |
Reference | https://www.fda.gov/media/137306/download |
Other name | NA |
Additional Links | NA
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