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