Needham lowered the firm’s price target on Vaxcyte (PCVX) to $90 from $140 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares after the company announced ...

Healthcare providers may choose to increase the pace of polio vaccines for children traveling to a high-risk country. Streptococcus pneumoniae or pneumococcus are bacteria that cause pneumococcal ...

This is an important study that examines the impact of Streptococcus pneumoniae genetics on its in vitro growth kinetics, aiming to identify potential targets for vaccines and therapeutics ...

Vaccines may or may not be required by schools or employers depending on the specific vaccine and what the state and local laws are in your area. In some places, proof of vaccination is required for ...

The MMR vaccine’s two dose-regimen is 97 percent effective against measles infection. But because the disease is highly contagious, 95 percent of a population needs to be vaccinated to achieve ...

In 1971, the FDA approved the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, which combined three vaccines that had been approved previously—in 1963, 1967, and 1969, respectively. The vaccine has proven safe ...

In an attempt to strike a pitch-perfect tone with Generation X, Pfizer has recruited Elizabeth Banks as the face of a new awareness campaign for pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination. Toward the end ...

Officials recommend that children get their first dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine between 12 and 15 months of age. Two doses of the vaccine are 97% effective against the measles virus.

Unfortunately, the best compliance with vaccines seems to depend on proximity to the illness. During the polio epidemic in the 1950’s parents saw thousands of children hospitalized and crippled ...

With recent reports indicating a rise in the seasonal influenza cases in the Delhi-NCR area, it is once again time to issue a cautionary note and make a renewed effort to push adult vaccination in ...

These vaccines include those for: COVID-19 the flu pneumococcal disease Tdap herpes zoster (shingles) If you have COPD, talk with a doctor about your current vaccinations. They can let you know ...

The development and widespread use of pneumococcal vaccines have significantly reduced the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in both adults and children. Currently, two primary types of ...