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

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   On Wednesday, an independent group of advisers to the CDC voted 14 to 1 to lower the age for routine pneumococcal vaccines to 50. CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen almost immediately signed off on the ...

3. CDC recommends lower age for people to get vaccine against ...

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   All adults aged 50 and older should receive a vaccine against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and meningitis, federal health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...

4. Adults 50 and older should now get this vaccine, according to ...

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   The vaccine helps to prevent bacterial infections that can cause serious illness in older adults, such as pneumonia. Adults 50 and older should now get this vaccine, according to the CDC Skip to ...

5. 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 ...

6. Pneumococcal vaccine - Wikipedia

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   Pneumococcal vaccines are vaccines against the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae. [1] Their use can prevent some cases of pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis. [1] There are two types of pneumococcal vaccines: conjugate vaccines and polysaccharide vaccines. [1] They are given by injection either into a muscle or just under the skin. [1]

7. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - Wikipedia

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   ACIP statements are official federal recommendations for the use of vaccines and immune globulins in the U.S., and are published by the CDC. ACIP reports directly to the CDC director, although its management and support services are provided by CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. [1]

8. US CDC advisers recommend expanding pneumococcal vaccine to ...

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   The CDC currently recommends all children younger than 5 and all adults 65 years or older get vaccinated for the disease. The agency's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 14 to one ...

9. CDC panel lowers age for key vaccine. What older adults ...

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   Pneumococcal pneumonia kills about 1 in 20 older adults infected with the bacteria, according to the CDC. Roughly 100 known strains of pneumococcus bacteria can also cause ear infections ...