The 15-valent conjugate vaccine was at least as effective as Pfizer's 13-valent Prevnar 13 in the study, which involved infants up to 15 months old, and will form the basis of regulatory filing to ...

The CDC revised its pneumococcal pneumonia shot recommendation, saying there is a substantial increase in the risk for ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended granting marketing authorization for the pneumococcal vaccine Capvaxive ...

It expects the pneumococcal vaccine market to reach a value of around $13 billion by 2027, driven primarily by growth in the adult market. "The public health community continues to highlight the ...

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has lowered the recommended age for pneumococcal vaccination from 65 to ...

PCVs have demonstrated the ability to reduce NP carriage of serotypes incorporated in the vaccine, and this is the main mechanism for the reduction in disease transmission. Although Prevnar was ...

Medicare Advantage plans, sometimes called Part C, also cover the pneumonia vaccine. Pneumococcal vaccines can prevent common bacterial infections from Streptococcus pneumoniae. There are two ...

Uvax Bio, a privately held vaccine developer founded in 2018 as a spin-off from Scripps Research, has appointed chief ...

The passing of Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, renowned for her role in "Meteor Garden," emphasizes the critical importance of ...

“Invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia remain critical public health challenges worldwide,” said Dr. Paula Annunziato, senior vice president, infectious diseases and ...

Merck (MRK) announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, or CHMP, of the European Medicines Agency, or EMA, recommended ...

Drug major Merck & Co. (MRK) announced Friday that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use or ...