It protects against 23 serotypes of pneumococcal bacteria. It has polysaccharides unique to the serotypes, ... You may receive a pneumococcal vaccine at the same time as a flu vaccine.

Prevnar 20 meanwhile covers 22F and 33F as well as serotypes 8, 10A, 11A, 12F and 15B, so can boast the broadest range of any conjugate pneumococcal vaccine on the market.

Pneumococcal vaccine for babies and young children PCV15 and PCV20 are safe for children under 5, with doses given at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and 12-15 months.

Already facing one rival to its blockbuster pneumococcal vaccine ... ASP3772 was also pitted against the combination of Prevnar 13 and Merck's older polysaccharide-based Pneumovax 23 vaccine ...

Now they have Prevnar 20, ... that what you mean by the “pneumonia vaccination” is the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine that protects against 23 strains of pneumococcus (PPSV23).