Merck already sells an older pneumococcal vaccine called Pneumovax 23, which protects against 23 strains but is a polysaccharide based shot, so doesn't stimulate as strong an immune response as ...

Antibody responses may be diminished if Pneumovax 23 was received 1 to 5 years prior to Prevnar 20. The approval of Prevnar 20 was based on evidence from several clinical trials including three ...

It protects against 23 serotypes of pneumococcal bacteria ... The need for an additional pneumococcal vaccine depends on the type of vaccine a person has received and their underlying medical ...

ASP3772 was also pitted against the combination of Prevnar 13 and Merck's older polysaccharide-based Pneumovax 23 vaccine. It achieved statistically higher immune responses for serotypes 3 ...

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The pneumococcal vaccine can protect you from an infection ... An older type of vaccine called pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine 23 (PPSV23) is given to children older than 2 in certain cases ...