Prepare to Give More Adults a Pneumococcal Vaccine

We’re getting lots of questions about pneumococcal vaccines for adults...due to updates in CDC recommendations plus the new PCV21 vaccine.

When should adults get vaccinated? Recommend routine pneumococcal immunization for adults now at age 50 years and older...instead of age 65.

Explain that CDC is lowering the age for vaccination partly because many adults 50 to 64 already have risks for invasive pneumococcal disease. And serious infections peak in some populations (Blacks, etc) at 55 to 59.

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