In this special edition of 'Inside Family Medicine', sponsored by Sanofi, Dr. Jana Shaw and Dr. Peter Ziemkowski discuss potential changes to the meningococcal vaccination schedule. Key topics include the current two-dose vaccination schedule, proposed alternative schedules, recent research findings, and the potential implications of schedule changes on public health, health equity, and disease prevention. The episode emphasizes the importance of maintaining the current vaccination schedule for effective disease prevention and highlights the significance of timely vaccinations in protecting adolescents and young adults. 

 

This episode was sponsored by Sanofi. The research discussed was developed through Sanofi funding. 

 

Topics by Timestamp 

00:00 Introduction to Inside Family Medicine 

00:46 Meet the Experts: Dr. Jana Shaw and Dr. Peter Ziemkowski 

02:13 Current Meningococcal Vaccination Schedule 

04:23 Proposed Changes to the Vaccination Schedule 

05:59 Research Findings on Vaccination Schedule Changes 

09:19 Impact on Health Equity and Access 

12:40 Advice for Family Physicians and Policymakers 

16:24 Conclusion and Additional Resources 

 

Additional Resources 

• Research studies and related articles 

• • Assessing the Impact of Revising MenACWY Vaccination Schedule for Adolescents in the United States: A Modelling Study by Affan Shoukat, Chad Wells, Thomas Shin, Lilia Potter-Schwartz, Alison P. Galvani, Seyed M. Moghadas :: SSRN 

• • Quadrivalent Conjugate Vaccine and Invasive Meningococcal Disease in US Adolescents and Young Adults | Public Health | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network 

• • Article by podcast guest Dr Jana Shaw - Risks of removing the age 11–12-year meningococcal vaccine dose from the US immunization schedule - ScienceDirect 

• Clinician Resources:  

• • Meningitis information on aafp.org 

• Patient Resources:  

• • https://familydoctor.org/condition/meningitis/ 

• Related Activities:  

• • Leading Edge LinkedIn Live, October 5, 2025 

 

This episode was sponsored by Sanofi. The research discussed was developed through Sanofi funding. 

 

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