Meningococcal vaccines: WHO position paper on the use of multivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines in countries of the African meningitis belt.

PREVENTION of epidemics; WORLD Health Organization; HEALTH policy; PUBLIC health surveillance; IMMUNIZATION; HEALTH services accessibility; CROWDS; PUBLIC health; BACTERIAL meningitis; MENINGOCOCCAL vaccines; MEDICAL protocols; RISK assessment; VACCINATION mandates; INFECTIOUS disease transmission

The article presents an addendum to the position paper on the use of meningococcal conjugate vaccines (MMCV) in the African meningitis belt issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization at its meeting in September 2023. Topics include the WHO off-label recommendations for meningococcal vaccines and vaccination that apply to countries in the African meningitis belt and research priorities on the impact of Men5CV vaccine.