Give the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to senior patients Give the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine along with the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine to all patients aged ...

September 7, 2010 — Guidelines have been updated for use of the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) in adults, according to a report in the September 3 issue of MMWR. Morbidity and ...

Findings showed Capvaxive was noninferior to PPSV23 for each of the 12 serotypes present between the 2 vaccines. Topline data were announced from a phase 3 trial evaluating Merck’s 21-valent ...

Compared with a 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was more cost-effective among adults in the United States. “Conjugate vaccines have been shown ...

(HealthDay News) – A model shows that replacing the current 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) might prevent more ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has revised its interval recommendations for the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in ...

Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) on Thursday released results from the Phase 3 STRIDE-13 trial evaluating Capvaxive (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) at the European Society of Clinical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Over the past several years, adult pneumococcal vaccine recommendations have evolved based on the development of ...

The FDA approved a 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Capvaxive) for preventing invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults, Merck announced on Monday. Specifically ...