public health expertsupdatedpneumococcal vaccination recommendations for adults 19 and older. The updated guidelines recommend that adults who have only had the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV) get a polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (PCV). ...
FullText The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)loweredthe recommended age for the 1-time vaccine against pneumonia. Previously recommended for those aged 65 years or older, the agency now advises the pneumococcal vaccination starting at age 50 years. In a press release, the C...
The very first pneumococcalvaccinewas licensed in the United States in 1977. According to theAssociated Press, there are four types ofpneumococcal vaccineavailable to Americans, including Capvaxive, made by Merck, which can cost around $300 a dose and protects against 21 types of pneumococci, eig...
In theMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR),the CDC noted that this decision is based on 4 decades of safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy data on the HBV vaccine, but with suboptimal coverage in the United States. In February,updated adult immunization guidelines from the Advis...
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for patients with cancer. Some vaccination and revaccination plans for patients with cancer may be affected by the underlying immune status and the anticancer therapy received. As a result, vaccine strategies may differ from the vaccine recommendations for the general healthy adult population vaccine....
came after an announcement that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the vaccine, marketed asPrevnar 13. The agency approved the vaccine for active immunization of infants and children aged 6 weeks through 5 years againstStreptococcus pneumonia–caused invasive pneumococcal diseases,...
Pneumococcal vaccine Similar recommendations for COPD The lack of preexisting antibody cross-reactive with the H1N1 2009 virus among infants and children raises the possibility that 2 doses of vaccine (typically separated by ≥ 21 days) will be needed to provide protection. NIAID preliminary results...
Orbital Complications of Acute SinusitisChanges in the Post–Pneumococcal Vaccine EraOrbital Complications of Acute Sinusitis The widespread use of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PVC7), developed to combat invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections, has the potential to influence the prevale...
Besides older adults, children younger than 5 are also recommended to get the vaccine, as well as both children and adults at an increased risk of contracting pneumococcal disease such as those living with diabetes, chronic liver disease, or weakened immune systems. "Now is a great time to ...