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2. Pneumococcal vaccine - Wikipedia

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   The polysaccharide vaccines, while effective in healthy adults, are not effective in children less than two years old or those with poor immune function. [1] [4] These vaccines are generally safe. [1] With the conjugate vaccine about 10% of babies develop redness at the site of injection, fever, or change in sleep. [1] Severe allergies are very ...

3. Vaccination schedule - Wikipedia

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   Since the mid-1980s, many vaccines have been added to the schedule. In 2009, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended vaccination against at least fourteen diseases. By two years of age, U.S. children receive as many as 24 vaccine injections, and might receive up to five shots during one visit to the doctor. [4]

4. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine - Wikipedia

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   Prevnar vaccine. Prevnar 20 (PCV20) is the third version of a vaccine produced by the Wyeth subsidiary of Pfizer.In April 2023, the FDA approved Prevnar 20 for the prevention of invasive disease caused by the 20 different serotypes of S. pneumoniae contained in the vaccine (serotypes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 8, 9V, 10A, 11A, 12F, 14, 15B, 18C, 19A, 19F, 22F, 23F, and 33F) for individuals 6 ...

5. CDC lowers recommendation age for pneumonia vaccine to adults ...

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   CORRECTION: (Oct. 24, 2024, 3:34 p.m. ET) Because of an editing error, a previous version of this article misstated the recommended dose for the pneumonia vaccine. It is intended as a single dose ...

6. Clindamycin - Wikipedia

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   Clindamycin is a lincosamide antibiotic medication used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections, including osteomyelitis (bone) or joint infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, strep throat, pneumonia, acute otitis media (middle ear infections), and endocarditis. [5]

7. US FDA approves Merck's pneumococcal vaccine for adults - AOL

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   The drugmaker said the vaccine has a wholesale acquisition price of $287 per dose, but most individuals will likely have access to it at no out-of-pocket cost if it gets a routine recommendation ...

8. Pneumococcal pneumonia - Wikipedia

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   Pneumococcal pneumonia is a type of bacterial pneumonia that is caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). [1] It is the most common bacterial pneumonia found in adults, the most common type of community-acquired pneumonia, and one of the common types of pneumococcal infection. The estimated number of Americans with pneumococcal ...

9. Community-acquired pneumonia - Wikipedia

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   A vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae, available for adults, is recommended for healthy individuals over 65 and all adults with COPD, heart failure, diabetes mellitus, cirrhosis, alcoholism, cerebrospinal fluid leaks or who have had a splenectomy. Re-vaccination may be required after five or ten years.