Pneumococcal disease refers to a group of infections caused by pneumococcal bacterium. These infections can cause potentially serious illness in young children, older adults, and people with chronic ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers compared the 21-valent vaccine to a combination of a 15-valent and 23-valent vaccines. Fewer adverse ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although vaccines have reduced the burden of pneumococcal disease, pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and ...