We see every day how sick this bacteria can make young children, so this is an excellent vaccine in our arsenal." This vaccine protects against pneumococcal infections, which are especially dangerous ...

Pneumococcal diseases claim the lives of 1 million children annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). These ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae-related infections have a major global impact on healthcare. Between 0.7–1 million deaths were attributed to pneumococcal disease among children under 5 years of age in ...

The death of actor and leading man Val Kilmer is a stark reminder of how one of the most common lung infections in the ...

Children under the age of two are particularly vulnerable to pneumococcal infection, and incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease remains highest in the first year of life, according to Merck.

Researchers analyzed vaccine responses using genetically modified mouse models to study two types of pneumococcal vaccines-one commonly used in children ... to respiratory infections that can ...

It is usually injected into the thigh in infants or into the upper arm in toddlers, children, and adults. The child may receive up to 4 injections. The number of injections that are given depends ...