Pneumonia is a lung infection that annually impacts millions of people around the globe, according to the Centers for Disease ...

A fatal disease that can strike down babies and little children has soared to a 20-year high in Australia, a leading health ...

Australia has recorded the highest number of a deadly bacterial infection in two decades, as experts call for newer vaccines ...

In this cluster-randomized controlled trial, it was found that a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) schedule involving a ...

Life-saving new-generation vaccines remain tied up in red tape as the country experiences the worst potentially deadly ...

Pneumococcal outbreak worst in 20 yearsRollout of new generation vaccines must begin nowRates of pneumococcal disease – a life-threatening bacterial ...

Vaccination against pneumococcal disease is recommended for children aged under five, people of all ages with certain risk conditions, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 years ...

It is that time of year again when every germ available is going around. We need to do all we can to keep ourselves healthy. A healthy diet, regular exercise ...

Abbott on Wednesday announced the launch of its Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, PneumoShield 14, for children over 6 weeks of age. According to the company’s statement, Abbott’s PCV-14 valent ...

Cases of invasive pneumococcal disease have surged in recent times, prompting an immunisation advocacy group to call for the prioritisation of a rollout of newer vaccines that offer a broader ...