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Meningococcal vaccine schedule by country

Compare the Meningococcal vaccine schedule across 12 countries: number of doses, age at first dose, and whether it is universal or selective, each sourced from the national immunization authority. For side effects, trials, and VAERS data on this vaccine, see the Meningococcal vaccine evidence page.

Reviewed by Matthew Thomas J Halma, Founder, Open Source Medicine Foundation · Last reviewed 2026-10-08

CountryDosesFirst doseStatusAuthority
Argentina33 monthsUniversalMinistry of Health
Australia52 monthsSelectiveNIP / ATAGI
Brazil33 monthsUniversalPNI (Ministerio da Saude)
Canada212 monthsSelectiveNACI (PHAC)
Chile33 monthsUniversalPNI (MINSAL)
France43 monthsUniversalHAS / Ministry of Health
Germany112 monthsUniversalSTIKO (RKI)
Italy42-3 monthsUniversalMinistry of Health / NITAG
Saudi Arabia212 monthsUniversalMOH (Saudi Arabia)
Spain42 monthsUniversalCISNS / Ministry of Health
United Kingdom48 weeksUniversalUKHSA / JCVI
United States211-12 yearsUniversalCDC / ACIP

Countries in this dataset that do not list Meningococcal in their routine schedule are omitted here; see each country's full page from the country index.