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2. CDC panel lowers age for key vaccine. What older adults ...

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   Pneumococcal pneumonia kills about 1 in 20 older adults infected with the bacteria, according to the CDC. Roughly 100 known strains of pneumococcus bacteria can also cause ear infections ...

3. CDC lowers recommendation age for pneumonia vaccine to adults ...

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   On Wednesday, an independent group of advisers to the CDC voted 14 to 1 to lower the age for routine pneumococcal vaccines to 50. CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen almost immediately signed off on the ...

4. US CDC advisers recommend expanding pneumococcal ... - AOL

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   The CDC currently recommends all children younger than 5 and all adults 65 years or older get vaccinated for the disease. The agency's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 14 to one ...

5. Pneumococcal vaccine - Wikipedia

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   In October 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its recommendations for the pneumococcal vaccination and recommends routine pneumococcal vaccination for all children younger than 5 years of age and all adults 50 years of age or older. [41] [42]

6. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - Wikipedia

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   ACIP statements are official federal recommendations for the use of vaccines and immune globulins in the U.S., and are published by the CDC. ACIP reports directly to the CDC director, although its management and support services are provided by CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. [1]

7. Pneumococcal pneumonia - Wikipedia

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   Pneumococcal pneumonia is a type of bacterial pneumonia that is caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). [1] It is the most common bacterial pneumonia found in adults, the most common type of community-acquired pneumonia, and one of the common types of pneumococcal infection. The estimated number of Americans with pneumococcal ...

8. Pneumonia - Wikipedia

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   A Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine is available for adults, and has been found to decrease the risk of invasive pneumococcal disease by 74%, but there is insufficient evidence to suggest using the pneumococcal vaccine to prevent pneumonia or death in the general adult population. [92] The CDC recommends that young children and adults aged 50 or ...

9. US FDA approves Merck's pneumococcal vaccine for adults - AOL

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   Merck currently has two approved pneumococcal shots — Vaxneuvance that is given to six weeks or older individuals and Pneumovax 23 for adults 50 years and older as well as two-year olds and ...