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A moderate or severe acute illness is a precaution. Pain where the shot was given. How Some Vaccines Protect Against More Than Their Targets The Scientist Magazine If you have a mild case of viral meningitis you might only experience these flu-like symptoms before beginning to recover. What happens if you get meningitis vaccine twice . You might also experience feeling sick nausea being sick vomiting diarrhoea and other symptoms such as a sore throat. It takes two weeks to become fully effective in the body and to keep your body protected you will need to get a booster shot of the vaccine every 3 to 5 years. The only uncommon side effect of any type of meningitis vaccine is an allergic reaction to something in the vaccine itself Mukundan says. In teens however where activities like kissing and sharing drinks mean it gets passed around. These reactions usually get better on their own within 1 to 2 days but serious reactions are possible. Viral meningitis tends to get better