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Some nursing home residents refuse to receive pneumococcal vaccine: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 28, 2022
Older adults who are not up-to-date on their pneumococcal vaccine are unlikely to accept the shot after admission to a nursing facility, a study of pre-pandemic vaccinations finds.
Health officials simplify pneumococcal vaccine guidance
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 31, 2022
The CDC has published revised recommendations for pneumococcal vaccination in the elderly and immunocompromised following a vote by its immunization advisors.
Recommendations simplified for pneumococcal vaccination
Jan 27, 2022
ACIP recommends PCV20 alone or PCV15 in series with PPSV23 for all aged 65 years and older or younger adults at risk
Prevnar 20 can be safely administered to seniors along with a flu shot, clinical trial finds
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 30, 2021
Study participants’ immune responses to the newly approved pneumonia vaccine and an adjuvanted flu drug were the same, whether the drugs were given together or a month apart, the drugmaker reports. And...
One of two pneumonia drugs offers longer-term protection for COPD patients, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 06, 2021
The two available pneumonia vaccines recommended for older adults are equally good at safeguarding the health of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. But Prevnar13 appears to offer longer-term...
FDA approves another pneumococcal vaccine that’s effective in older adults
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 21, 2021
Drugmaker Merck is encouraging the use of its new shot, Vaxneuvance, in older adults diagnosed with certain chronic medical conditions or who are immunocompromised.
FDA approves first pneumococcal vaccine to protect against 20 types of bug
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 10, 2021
Pfizer’s Prevnar 20 protects against microorganisms that cause more than half of the invasive pneumococcal disease cases found in seniors — including bacteremia and meningitis, the company says.
Pfizer begins testing pneumonia vaccine with a COVID booster in seniors
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Alicia Lasek
May 25, 2021
Trial participants — all aged 65 years and older — will be followed for six months to assess the safety of administering the two shots together and to track each vaccine’s effect on immunity,...
Fauci and colleagues: Expect a diagnostic challenge this flu season — and stress vaccine education
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Alicia Lasek
Oct 02, 2020
A winter featuring flu and COVID-19 may create a diagnostic muddle for clinicians, said NIAID Director Anthony Fauci in a Thursday news conference. There is a pressing need to educate patients about getting...