The immune system may react differently to various serotypes. The effects in the body may also vary by serotype, producing different kinds or severity of illness. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines ...

Compared with individuals under the age of 65, Prevnar 20 recipients 70-79 years old and those 80 years and older had lower immune responses for all pneumococcal serotypes. Immunosuppressants (eg ...

Antimicrobial resistance and serotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae have been evolving with the widespread use of antibiotics and the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV).

Pfizer has been the undisputed leader in the pneumococcal vaccine market for years, gradually adding new versions of Prevnar that expand the number of serotypes covered, but analysts think that ...

That list includes eight serotypes not included in any currently licensed pneumococcal vaccine, said Merck, which reported the results today at the International Symposium on Pneumococci and ...

In addition to increasing vaccine coverage in older adults, they need to monitor the changing epidemiology of pneumococcal serotypes causing invasive disease. [134] In the face of these changes ...

The vaccine showed promising results in clinical trials. Although the prevention of pneumonia caused by specific pneumococcal serotypes received accelerated approval, continued monitoring and ...

Pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent; contains a total of 575mcg polysaccharides per 0.5mL; soln for IM or SC inj; contains phenol. Pneumovax 23 induces type-specific antibodies that enhance ...

The downside comes after PCVX reports mixed results from a mid-stage study on its pneumococcal vaccine in infants.

Twelve months after revaccination, antibody levels declined but remained significantly higher than baseline in patients with CLL.