An important step is getting pneumococcal vaccination if it’s recommended for you. This vaccine helps protect against pneumococcal disease, including, pneumococcal pneumonia, bloodstream ...

In addition to increasing vaccine coverage in older adults, they need to monitor the changing epidemiology of pneumococcal serotypes causing invasive disease. [134] In the face of these changes ...

Vaxcyte's new pneumococcal vaccine may only have phase 1/2 results behind it, but analysts are already predicting it could be a major competitor to rival shots from Pfizer and MSD. Just-reported ...

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 ...

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, including more than seven serotypes, will have potential for a larger effect than PCV7 in many countries, including Norway. A 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate ...

Pneumococcal meningitis is a rare but serious ... The meningococcal conjugate, or MenACWY vaccine (often called by brand names such as Menactra, Menveo, and MenQuadfi) features a vaccine that ...

RNA vaccines are composed of the nucleic acid RNA, which encode antigen genes of an infectious agent. When administered to host cells, the RNA is translated into protein antigens that elicit ...

The good news is that most people are protected against measles, as two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine are standard practice in the U.S. for children. A single dose of this ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr speaks during a Make Indiana Healthy Again initiative event in Indianapolis, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) ...

According to Dr Soundarya M, consultant—paediatrics, KMC Hospital, Dr B R Ambedkar Circle, Mangalore, these risks are precisely why the meningococcal vaccine is being increasingly recommended. Dr ...

Apr. 8, 2025 — Scientists have pioneered an influenza virus vector-based nasal spray vaccine platform and developed a nasal spray H5N1 avian influenza vaccine. During the early COVID-19 pandemic ...