FDA Approves Pneumococcal Disease Vaccine With Broader Protection

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FDA Approves Pneumococcal Disease Vaccine With Broader Protection

medicalnewstoday.com — “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Prevnar 13, a pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine for infants and young children ages 6 weeks through 5 years. Prevnar 13 will be the successorView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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FDA Approves Pneumococcal Disease Vaccine with Broader Protection

fda.gov — “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Prevnar 13, a pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine for infants and young children ages 6 weeks through 5 years. Prevnar 13 will be the successor to Prevnar, the pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine licensed by the FDA in 2000 to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and otitis media. The new vaccine extends the protection to six additional types of the disease causing bacteria.View full resource at fda.gov

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FDA Approves Prevnar 13 Pneumococcal Disease Vaccine

drugs.com — “Prevnar 13 (pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine) is used for prophylaxis of pneumococcal disease. Includes Prevnar 13 side effects, interactions and indications.View full resource at drugs.com

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Symposier - New Pneumococcal Vaccine for Children

symposier.com — “Uploaded and Shared in Youtube by: USFoodandDrugAdmin FDA has approved a new pneumococcal vaccine that provides broader protection for infants and young children ages six weeks through five years. The new vaccine, called Prevnar 13, is effective against 13 serotypes of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae. It will replace Prevnar, which was effective against seven serotypes. Prevnar 13 is approved to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease, including bacterial meningitis and bacteremia, caused bView full resource at symposier.com

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FDA weighs updated kids’ pneumococcal shot - Kids and parenting- msnbc.com

msnbc.msn.com — “The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to approve an updated version of Pfizer's best-selling anti-infection vaccine for children, despite company studies that failed to meet certain goals.View full resource at msnbc.msn.com

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Vaccine Offers More Coverage Against Pneumococcal Disease | The Kid's Doctor: Your Partner in Parenting

kidsdr.com — “New Prevnar vaccine offers more coverage against pneumococcal diseaseView full resource at kidsdr.com

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Dr. Sue's Daily Dose: new vaccine offers more coverage against Pneumococcal disease. http://tinyurl.com/ygkcsdt #moms #parenting #health

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FDA OKs updated infection vaccine, Pfizer says - Kids and parenting- msnbc.com

msnbc.msn.com — “Pfizer said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration has approved an updated version of its best-selling infection vaccine for infants and children.View full resource at msnbc.msn.com

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FDA OKs updated infection vaccine, Pfizer says: Pfizer said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration ha... http://bit.ly/abuGWL #children

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PCV13 vaccine may have big effect among young children - Related Stories - AAP SmartBrief

smartbrief.com — “A CDC report said a recently approved broader pneumococcal vaccine could significantly reduce the rate of disease in young children. The FDA approved the PCV13 vaccine last month, and it covers pneumococcal strains that were responsible for 64% of pneumococcal cases in children under age 5 in 2007.View full resource at smartbrief.com

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