Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 9—(StatePoint) Pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease that can disrupt your life for weeks ...

The ACIP recommends vaccination for all adults aged 50 years and older who have not previously received a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine or whose previous vaccination history is unknown. The Centers ...

Pneumococcal vaccines are the most effective way to protect yourself or your child against pneumococcal disease, and may help ...

While vaccinations are often linked to babies and children, adults need them just as much, especially seniors whose immune ...

It is advantageous to a patient’s health when healthcare providers engage in important vaccination conversations at every visit. Healthcare providers are trusted sources of information and are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Less than half (44%) of eligible respondents said they planned to get a pneumococcal vaccine; fewer than one in four (24%) said ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Merck’s new pneumococcal vaccine for adults 18 and older. The vaccine, which will be sold under the name Capvaxive, is designed to protect against ...

Delaying methotrexate by 1 month to receive the pneumococcal vaccination may not impair disease control or increase joint ...

In findings that are nothing short of surprising, scientists have demonstrated that the liver is the site where the immune system unleashes its assault on pneumococcal bacteria following vaccination ...

The Australian government announced last week there's a new vaccine for pneumococcal disease on the National Immunization Program for all children. Pneumococcus is also responsible for most ...