These vaccines are not the same as a flu vaccine. Pneumococcal vaccines protect against a type of bacteria, not a virus such as the flu. Many babies or young children now get the recommended ...

The CDC revised its pneumococcal pneumonia shot recommendation, saying there is a substantial increase in the risk for ...

Healthcare providers, public health officials and policymakers need to develop a greater understanding of the serious health impact of pneumococcal disease in elderly adults. In addition to ...

Particularly, among various types of antimicrobial resistance ... After the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)-7, emergence of non-PCV7 serotypes, especially 19A, is prominent ...

Pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent; contains a total of 575mcg polysaccharides per 0.5mL; soln for IM or SC inj; contains phenol. Pneumovax 23 induces type-specific antibodies that enhance ...

Vaxcyte's new pneumococcal vaccine may only have phase 1/2 results behind it, but analysts are already predicting it could be a major competitor to rival shots from Pfizer and MSD. Just-reported ...

Drug major Merck & Co. (MRK) announced Friday that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use or ...

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA ...