The recommended first age at which Americans should get thepneumococcal vaccinehas been lowered from 65 to 50, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control andPreventionannounced Wednesday. "Lowering the age forpneumococcal vaccinationgives more adults the opportunity to protect themselves from pneumococcal dise...
Pneumococcal Carriage and Antibiotic Resistance in Young Children Before 13-valent Conjugate Vaccine Author(s): Wroe, PC; Lee, GM; Finkelstein, JA; Pelton, SI; Hanage, WP; Lipsitch, M; Stevenson, AE; Rifas-Shiman, SL; Kleinman, K; Dutta-Linn, MM; Hinrichse... PC Wroe,GM Lee,JA Fi...
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). ...
February 25, 2010(UPDATED March 3, 2010)— The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on February 24 to recommend the use of a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13), which provides broader protection for young children...
A new CDC advisory lowers the recommended age that Americans receive a pneumococcal vaccine to help prevent pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses. Previously, Americans over the age of 65 were recommended to get the shot; now, the age has been lowered to 50 and older. Besides older adults, ...