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There are many types of meningitis vaccine that can protect against different forms of the disease. This eMedTV resource describes these vaccines in detail and provides information on who should get them.

As this eMedTV article explains, there are two types of meningococcal vaccine against Neisseria meningitidis available in the United States: MCV-4 and MPSV-4. This Web page describes each form of the meningococcal vaccine in detail.

Since the introduction of conjugate Hib vaccine, the incidence of Hib has declined by 98 percent. This eMedTV segment offers a look at the facts and figures pertaining to the Hib vaccine, including information on who should and shouldn't get it.