A field based evaluation of adverse events following MenAfriVac® vaccine delivered in a controlled temperature chain (CTC) approach in Benin

Introduction:

An estimated one hundred million African meningitis belt residents have received MenAfriVac(®)meningococcal serogroup A conjugate vaccine. Since October 2012 the vaccine has been licensed for use in a controlled temperature chain (CTC) approach, at temperatures of up to 40°C for up to four days. The Benin Ministry of Health conducted a pilot evaluation in one of its 34 health districts to assess whether the CTC approach was associated with increased adverse events following immunisation (AEFIs).