Respiratory virus season has arrived, and hopefully you’re up to date on vaccinations that can help prevent infectious diseases including COVID, the flu, whooping cough, and respiratory syncytial ...
Are you at least 50 years old? The Center for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends you get vaccinated against pneumococcal diseases, a type of bacterial disease that can cause multiple illnesses. The ...
The rate of invasive pneumococcal disease in children plummeted by 72% from 2002 to 2021; health care spending in the United States rose 4.1% in 2022 to $4.5 trillion; roughly two-thirds of Americans ...
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit says people over 50, especially those over 65 with underlying medical conditions, should ...
The shots on your child's vaccine schedule all play an important role in protecting your little one from preventable illnesses. One of them — pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) — targets a common ...
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 ...
You’ve probably gotten your flu shot, the latest COVID jab and maybe the shingles vaccine. But, there’s another shot that you should add to your health to-do list if you’re over 65: the pneumococcal ...
(BPT) – The holiday season can be a wonderful time — from gathering with family and friends to enjoying some time off work and even indulging in all the yummy treats. The last thing we want is to ...
While incidence of pneumococcal disease decreased or increased slightly between 2002 and 2011, the baseline health status of those with serious pneumococcal infections worsened over the study period, ...
This study evaluated the changes in invasive pneumococcal disease among young infants after introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in the year 2000. Infants 1-90 days of age are of ...
Respiratory illness often strike without warning. But for adults, especially those living with chronic conditions, the risk of serious consequences arising from these illness is severely high. One ...
Over 1,000 healthcare experts gathered in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to discuss the latest data on pneumococcal disease in ...