What is it?
Meningococcal meningitis is spread by droplet infection through close personal contact. Vaccination is advised if close contact with locals in risk areas.
Recommendations for Saudi Arabia – Meningococcal vaccination certificate requirements:
- Visitors from any country arriving for Hajj pilgrimage and Umrah, or for seasonal work, are required to produce a certificate of vaccination against meningococcal infections ACWY which has been issued not more than 3 years and no less than 10 days prior to arrival in Saudi Arabia.
- All arrivals from countries within the African Meningitis Belt (Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Chad; Central African Republic; Cote d’Ivoire; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gambia; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal and Sudan) will also be administered antibiotic treatment at the point of entry as an added precaution.
Please note if you require Meningitis ACWY vaccine for visits to Hajj or Umrah pilgramages we can offer the vaccine at a reduced rate – Please call the clinic on 01273 749100
| Vaccine Schedule | Cost Per Dose |
| One Dose | £83.00 |
Booster – every 5 years for travel. Every 3 years for entry to Hajj and Umrah.
For further disease and country recommendations information visit: www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk
