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

Infections tend to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 have been rampant among young children, ...

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

Vaxcyte has commenced the Phase II trial of its 31-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) candidate, VAX-31, in healthy infants.

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

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

The vaccine serotypes most commonly carried at baseline were 19F, 6B, 23F, and 14 (Fig. S2). Panel A shows the prevalence of pneumococcal carriage among children in the trial population ...

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

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 ...

In late October, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered its age recommendation from 65 to 50 for ...