Healthcare providers, public health officials and policymakers need to develop a greater understanding of the serious health impact of pneumococcal disease in elderly adults. In addition to ...

Pneumococcal disease is caused by a bacterium called Streptococcus pneumoniae ... and one pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) for protection against pneumococcal disease. A serotype is a ...

Prevenar 13 is a mixture of the outer sugar coating (polysaccharide) from 13 different strains or serotypes of bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae. Each serotype is joined to a non-toxic ...

In Hong Kong, the 20-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV20) that offers the broadest serotype coverage of any ...

Last year, Pfizer made almost $6 billion from its Prevnar 13 vaccine, which covers 13 common serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae ... regardless of its serotype, so could potentially provide ...