Pneumococcal Articles and Studies
- Jin J.Pneumococcal Vaccination. JAMA. 2015;313(7):758. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.64.
- Pisano J, Cifu AS. Use of Pneumococcal Vaccine in Adults. JAMA. 2015;313(7):719-720. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.63.
- CDC released new pneumococcal vaccination recommendations. Adults 65 years of age or older are now recommended to get the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13, Prevnar-13®) followed by the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23, Pneumovax®23) 6-12 months later. Click here for the full MMWR
- The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has released an original article, "U.S. Hospitalizations for Pneumonia after a Decade of Pneumococcal Vaccination," which indicates that vaccinating children against pneumococcal pneumonia cut hospitalizations over the past decade in almost all age groups.
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