The CDC’s ACIP updated guidance on pneumococcal vaccination, recommending a single dose of PCV for all adults aged 50 years and older.

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Pneumococcal vaccines are the most effective way to protect yourself or your child against pneumococcal disease, and may help prevent infections including ear infections, pneumonia (lung infection ...

Pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate vaccine (diphtheria CRM197 protein); contains a total of 46.2mcg saccharides per 0.5mL; susp for IM inj; contains aluminum. After shipping, Prevnar 20 may arrive ...

Pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent; contains a total of 575mcg polysaccharides per 0.5mL; soln for IM or SC inj; contains phenol. Pneumovax 23 induces type-specific antibodies that enhance ...

Vaxcyte's new pneumococcal vaccine may only have phase 1/2 results behind it, but analysts are already predicting it could be a major competitor to rival shots from Pfizer and MSD. Just-reported ...

Pneumococcal infections can be very serious – they include pneumonia, meningitis, and bacteremia (a blood infection), as well ...

Twelve months after revaccination, antibody levels declined but remained significantly higher than baseline in patients with CLL.

pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV, the type of vaccine used for childhood vaccination) pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV, the type of vaccine usually used for adult vaccination). The BHIVA ...

The epidemiology of pneumococcal carriage and infection is highly dynamic. The widespread use of PCV-7 has seen its efficacy tampered by the resurgence of non-PCV-7 serotypes, some of which have ...

According to Roslina, studies have shown that co-administration of the flu and pneumococcal vaccines is safe and effective. “With an increasing number of Malaysians getting flu shots ahead of ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) says that pneumococcal disease is the world’s number 1 vaccine-preventable cause of death among infants and children younger than 5 years of age. These may be ...