A meningitis rash typically looks like pinpricks ... vaccine is given to infants and children, and the pneumococcal and meningococcal vaccines can be administered to both children and adults.

Antimicrobial resistance and serotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae have been evolving with the widespread use of antibiotics and the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV).

The rivalry between Pfizer and MSD in pneumococcal vaccines has dialled up a notch with the FDA approval of MSD’s new shot Capvaxive, the first to be aimed specifically at adults. The 21-valent ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended granting marketing authorization for the pneumococcal vaccine Capvaxive ...

The CDC revised its pneumococcal pneumonia shot recommendation, saying there is a substantial increase in the risk for infection beginning at age 50.

Prevenar 13 is a vaccine, which is a type of medicine that ... 13 if you or your child have ever had an allergic reaction to pneumococcal or diphtheria vaccines, or any of the ingredients listed ...

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA ...

Drug major Merck & Co. (MRK) announced Friday that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use or ...