Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has lowered the recommended age for pneumococcal vaccination from 65 to ...

In addition to increasing vaccine coverage in older adults, they need to monitor the changing epidemiology of pneumococcal serotypes causing invasive disease. [134] In the face of these changes ...

polysaccharide-based jab Pneumovax 23. Sanofi's new challenger is billed as a "next-generation" pneumococcal conjugate vaccine that, according to the company, is the first candidate with more than ...

Merck already sells an older pneumococcal vaccine called Pneumovax 23, which protects against 23 strains but is a polysaccharide based shot, so doesn't stimulate as strong an immune response as ...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has introduced the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into Brunei Darussalam’s Expanded Programme on Immunisation, effective FeB 1 as part of ...

Antimicrobial resistance and serotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae have been evolving with the widespread use of antibiotics and the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV).

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

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

Vaccination is extremely crucial in reducing morbidity and mortality by protecting billions of people every year from infectious diseases. The key reason the adult population has grown significantly ...

The ongoing final stage aims to assess the vaccine in nearly 750 infants. Credit: Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock. Vaxcyte has advanced to the Phase II trial’s second and final stage (Stage 2) assessing ...