A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation of injection-site necrosis in some people who received the 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine has concluded that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There were less than 0.2 cases of injection site necrosis per million 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine doses.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 9—(StatePoint) Pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease that can disrupt your life for weeks ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although vaccines have reduced the burden of pneumococcal disease, pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and ...

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory ...

Merck MRK announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has unanimously voted to recommend MRK’s newly approved ...

Despite the rise in pneumococcal disease among UK adults aged 65 years and older, revaccination with the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) does not appear to offer any clear clinical ...

Merck MRK announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has ...

—Among adults, coverage and preventable burdens were lowest for pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) 15 and highest for PCV31, with PCV21 preventing notable burdens of both acute respiratory ...

Vaxcyte Doses First Participants in Phase 3 Study Evaluating Concomitant Administration of VAX-31 and Seasonal Influenza ...

In a time of confusion and inconsistent information, healthcare professionals want you to know that it’s not too late to get ...

Pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease that can disrupt your life for weeks and even land you in the hospital. Medical experts want you to know that there are steps you ...