Many homes across Ghana often blame pneumonia on cold weather, rain, sleeping on bare floors, bathing at night, or sleeping under a fan or air-conditioner. These beliefs transcend generations and are ...

—Among adults, coverage and preventable burdens were lowest for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) 15 and highest for PCV31, with PCV21 preventing notable burdens of both acute respiratory ...

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 ...

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 ...

Epidemiologist; Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance; Conjoint Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney; NHMRC Emerging Leadership ...

A research team has evaluated the real-world impact of a community-based pneumococcal vaccination support program for older adults conducted in Sera Town, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Their work is ...

Family Physician, talks about the importance of adult vaccination, including the pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine. Trump admin weighs major change to Social Security disability benefits Trump spent 90 ...

Questions are answered by experts at the Oregon Health Authority, other state agencies or community partners. Questions and answers are republished by permission. Q: I am in my 70s and have previously ...