What Is Known And Objective: This review describes invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) epidemiology in the United States, provides a brief overview of available meningococcal vaccines and discusses meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) vaccine development. Particular focus is given to the recombinant protein MenB vaccine, MenB-FHbp (Trumenba , bivalent rLP2086) in light of recent publication of phase 3 data; the other MenB vaccine (Bexsero , MenB-4C) has been recently reviewed. Current recommendations of the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for MenB vaccination and potential barriers to immunization are also discussed.
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