MILVAX - Pneumococcal

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Pneumococcal disease are infections caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae, also known as pneumococcus. The most common types of infections caused by this bacteria include middle ear infections, pneumonia, blood stream infections (bacteremia), sinus infections, and meningitis.

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Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) - Change from 7-Valent to 13-Valent Formulation PDF 15 Dec 10

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ALARACT PDF 09 Feb 09

STREPTOCOCCAL PNEUMONIAE MENINGITIS AT FORT LEONARD WOOD

ACIP Guidelines Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease Among Infants and Children — Use of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine and 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine 10 Dec 10 Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Updated Recommendations for Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among Adults Using the 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPSV23) 03 Sep 10 MMWR, ACIP Pneumococcal Vaccines Working Group Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease - Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PPSV) PDF 04 Apr 97 Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)	Clinical Updated Recommendations for Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among Adults Using the 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPSV23) 03 Sep 10 MMWR, ACIP Pneumococcal Vaccines Working Group Licensure of a 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13) and Recommendations for Use Among Children --- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2010 12 Mar 10 MMWR Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Young Children Before Licensure of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine --- United States, 2007 12 Mar 10 MMWR Important Information About Concomitant Use of Zostavax (Zoster Vaccine Live) and Pneumovax23 (Pneumococcal Vaccine Polyvalent) PDF 25 Jan 10 Merck Letter to Health Care Providers AAP RECOMMENDS PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE FOR CHILDREN UNDER AGE 2 06 Jun 00
Consumer Pneumococcal Disease Information for Consumers 14 Aug 12 National Foundation for Infectious Diseases	DHB Recommendations Pneumococcal Vaccine 09 Jan 98 Recommendations of the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board (AFEB)
Information Paper Pneumococcal Disease and Pneumococcal Vaccines PDF 29 Dec 10 Information Paper	Package Insert Prevnar 13 (Wyeth) 03 Jan 12 Package Insert - Vaccine Pneumovax 23 (Merck) 01 Oct 11 Package Insert - Vaccine
Related Links Wyeth 03 Dec 08 Prevnar Merck 03 Dec 08 Pneumovax 23	Vaccine & VIG Info Important Information About Concomitant Use of Zostavax (Zoster Vaccine Live) and Pneumovax23 (Pneumococcal Vaccine Polyvalent) PDF 25 Jan 10 Merck Letter to Health Care Providers
Videos 2011 NFID Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference (72:39) 21 Sep 11 CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden joined leading medical/public health experts at the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) news conference to call on all Americans to get vaccinated against influenza.	VIS Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV13) Vaccine: What You Need To Know 16 Apr 10 Vaccine Information Statement (Interim) Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PPSV23) Vaccine: What You Need To Know 06 Oct 09 Vaccine Information Statement Your Baby's First Vaccines; What You Need to Know 18 Sep 08 Vaccine Information Statement