Vaxcyte has advanced to the Phase II trial’s second and final stage (Stage 2) assessing its 31-valent pneumococcal conjugate ...

With this addition, the Sultanate's immunisation programme now includes 12 vaccines to prevent 12 vaccine-preventable diseases. Vaccinations under the programme are provided free of charge at Maternal ...

Advancement to Stage 2 of Infant Study Supported by Review of Stage 1 Safety and Tolerability Data ---- Company Expects to Announce VAX-31 ...

Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the approval of its 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended granting marketing authorization for the pneumococcal vaccine Capvaxive ...

Drug major Merck & Co. (MRK) announced Friday that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use or ...

Pregnant patients in their third trimester and postpartum women showed higher risk for IPD compared with nonpregnant patients.

Introduction: Streptococcus pneumoniae colonization patterns are influenced by host and environmental factors, which may be related to Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD). Interestingly, COVID-19 ...

However, increase in disease-causing or colonizing pneumococcal strains with intermediate resistance due to selective pressure can become a clinical concern. Therefore, changing trends should be ...

You have a good eye. This past fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed the recommended age for getting the vaccine for pneumococcal pneumonia from those 65 and older to those 50 ...

As CKD progresses, immune responses weaken, increasing susceptibility to infections such as pneumococcal disease. This burden intensifies in advanced CKD stages, including those on dialysis, where ...

High blood pressure affects multiple organs. Not only can hypertension add stress to the heart and damage arteries, leading to heart disease, but it also can cause strokes and kidney disease as ...