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 ...
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I Just Got the Pneumonia Vaccine, and I’m Only in my 30s—Here’s Why I Made the Decision
Eligibility for this vaccination is suddenly a timely question. A senior health editor reports on her real-time experience.
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