Adult pneumococcal vaccine recommendations have been considered some of the most complicated vaccine recommendations to appropriately implement. The good news: Implementation just got simpler.
With two newly licensed pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) on the market, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) aimed to make timely recommendations that are based on the best available evidence. This afforded an opportunity to simplify existing pneumococcal vaccine recommendations in order to improve vaccination coverage and reduce disparities in pneumococcal disease burden among adults
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5 Things to Know About Pneumococcal Disease and the New Adult Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations
Miwako Kobayashi, MD, MPH
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Adult pneumococcal vaccine recommendations have been considered some of the most complicated vaccine recommendations to appropriately implement. The good news: Implementation just got simpler.
With two newly licensed pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) on the market, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) aimed to make timely recommendations that are based on the best available evidence. This afforded an opportunity to simplify existing pneumococcal vaccine recommendations in order to improve vaccination coverage and reduce disparities in pneumococcal disease burden among adults
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Miwako Kobayashi, MD
Medical Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Disclosure: Miwako Kobayashi, MD, MPH, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.