The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has lowered the recommended age for the pneumonia vaccine from 65 to 50 for adults. “Lowering the age for pneumococcal vaccination gives more ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is recommending that the age for pneumococcal vaccination be lowered from 65 to 50 years.

The agency recommends giving one of three available vaccines — PCV15, PCV20 or PCV21 — to all adults 50 years or older who have never received a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine or who are ...

Older adults should get the recommended vaccines to boost their immune system from COVID, flu, pneumonia and shingles.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended expanding the use of vaccines to adults between ...

On Wednesday, a panel with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to lower the recommended age for older adults to get their first pneumococcal vaccine. Panel members also voted to ...

Bacteremia, a serious bloodstream infection that can cause chills, fever and cognitive difficulty. Bacteremia is potentially ...

U.S. health officials now recommend pneumococcal vaccination for adults 50 and older to mitigate serious illnesses like pneumonia. CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen emphasizes timely vaccination before ...

US CDC Recommends Expanding Pneumococcal Vaccines to Adults Aged 50-64 (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended expanding the use of vaccines to ...