Dear Savvy Senior: I recently turned 65 and would like to know if I am supposed to get the pneumonia vaccine? And if so, which type of vaccine do I need, and is it covered by Medicare? — Relatively ...

ST. LOUIS • St. Louis University’s Center for Vaccine Development is beginning a clinical trial to test different doses of a new pneumonia vaccine, PCV13 Prevnar, in older adults. PCV13 Prevnar ...

For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the recommended age for those who should get a pneumococcal vaccine — down to 50, from 65. "Lowering the age for ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The seven-strain pneumonia vaccine used in the U.S. beginning in 2000 has prevented 168,000 hospitalizations for the disease each year since, and its effectiveness showed ...

Health officials are warning about the rise of multiple infections this season — especially among school-aged children — including whooping cough and walking pneumonia. According to the Centers for ...

Eligibility for this vaccination is suddenly a timely question. A senior health editor reports on her real-time experience.

Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lungs which is usually caused by an infection. Most people who contract it get better in ...