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Many Young Adults Uninformed About Vaccines

... only 20 percent of those surveyed knew about pneumococcal disease. This vaccine-preventable disease kills ... among those aged 60 and older influenza and pneumococcal vaccination levels remain at 66.6 percent and 60 ... 51 percent, respectively. The same is true for pneumococcal disease. Whites have higher vaccination levels ...

Young Adults Unaware of Threat of Infectious Disease and the Availability of Preventive Vaccines

... just 20 percent of those surveyed were aware of pneumococcal disease, a vaccine-preventable disease that kills ... them from infectious diseases. Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination levels remain at 66.6 percent and 60 ... those 65 and older. While influenza and pneumococcal vaccination levels are highest and have remained ...

Wyeth's Prevenar 13* Receives First Approval

... through 5 years for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease, as well as pneumonia and otitis media (middle ear infection) caused by 13 pneumococcal serotypes. pneumococcal disease (PD) is the leading cause of ...

Fewer Shots Could Still Protect Kids From Pneumonia

... that show a reduced-dose schedule for the pneumococcal vaccine can protect infants against pneumonia and ... current recommended dose schedule for 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) consists of three ... after 12 months, 18 months and 24 months for pneumococcal microorganisms in the upper part of the throat ...

EU awards $4 million for pneumonia research

... species Streptococcus pneumoniae . Combating pneumococcal infections is getting more and more difficult and ... to develop new antibiotics and vaccines to fight pneumococcal infection. The department of Microbial ... the HZI: "In France and Spain, about half of the pneumococcal isolates are resistant against at least one ...

FDA Grants Priority Review Status to Prevnar 13 Marketing Application

... the 13 most prevalent serotypes associated with pneumococcal disease -- COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., May 7 ... License Application (BLA) for Prevnar 13*, pneumococcal 13-valent Conjugate Vaccine (Diphtheria CRM(197) ... for Prevnar 13 for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and otitis media caused by the 13 ...

Wyeth Submits Marketing Application to FDA for its 13-Valent Vaccine for the Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease in Infants and Toddlers

... the 13 most prevalent serotypes associated with pneumococcal disease - COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., March 31 ... and Drug Administration (FDA) for Prevnar 13(TM), pneumococcal 13-valent Conjugate Vaccine (Diphtheria CRM(197) ... the 13 most prevalent serotypes associated with pneumococcal disease (PD), the leading cause of ...

Meningitis Vaccine Seems to Work Like a Charm

... WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of pneumococcal meningitis, a potentially life-threatening ... had a very profound effect on the incidence of pneumococcal disease," said study co-author Dr. Nancy Bennett, ... of Streptococcus pneumoniae , which causes pneumococcal meningitis, an inflammation of the meninges, or ...

Mayo Clinic study finds increased risk of pneumococcal disease in asthma patients

... with asthma are at increased risk of serious pneumococcal disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, the ... According to the Centers for Disease Control, pneumococcal infection is one of the leading causes of death ... recommend including asthma as an indication for pneumococcal vaccination in adults. The results of the study ...

Coconut Oil May Help Fight Childhood Pneumonia

... pneumonias from occurring in the first place, the pneumococcal Awareness Council of Experts initiated a "Global ... Action" on Oct. 24 to urge greater access to the pneumococcal vaccine in poor countries. According to the U.S. ... Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report , the pneumococcal vaccine has been introduced in 26 countries ...

Flu Vaccine Could Prevent 357,000 Deaths in Pandemic

... infants with what's known as the "7 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine" (PCV7) could save more than ... model developed by U.S. researchers. pneumococcal disease (such as meningitis) and other bacterial ... now have vaccines that can prevent these types of pneumococcal infections. This model shows what a dramatically ...

Phase 3 Data Indicate Investigational 13-valent Vaccine May Broaden Protection Against Pneumoccocal Disease in Children Younger than Two

... Wyeth's (NYSE: WYE ) investigational 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) may offer broader protection against pneumococcal disease (PD) in infants and young children compared to Prevnar(R), pneumococcal 7-valent Conjugate Vaccine (Diphtheria CRM197 ...

Video: Influenza Vaccine Recommended for More Americans Than Ever Before

... vaccines - Experts stress importance of pneumococcal vaccination for everyone 65 ... care includes immunization against influenza and pneumococcal disease." Annual influenza vaccination is ... age, offer the best method to prevent disease." pneumococcal Vaccination Reduces Vaccine-Preventable ...

New insights could lead to a better pneumococcal vaccine

... on September 19, may aid the development of novel pneumococcal vaccines. (The current vaccine, Prevnar, is expensive and covers only 7 of the 91 known pneumococcal strains.) Pneumococcus causes serious ... (where nearly one million children die from pneumococcal infections annually) cannot afford the existing ...

National Quality Forum Endorses National Consensus Standards Promoting Accountability and Public Reporting

... of care, and three measures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations, a total of 91 ... consensus standards aims to measure influenza and pneumococcal vaccination coverage among nursing home residents ... on standard measure specifications for flu and pneumococcal immunizations consistent with national ....

Vaccinated infants well-protected against severe pneumococcal infection in Norway

... In 2006, a pneumococcal vaccine (Prevenar) was introduced in the ... . The results show a strong decline in serious pneumococcal infections among young children. Pneumococcus ... A major reason for the introduction of the pneumococcal vaccine in the childhood vaccination programme ...

Health Experts Call on Global Leaders to Ensure Access to Life-Saving Pneumococcal Vaccines

... by governments to protect their citizens against pneumococcal disease, a leading killer of children and adults ... sepsis and other life-threatening ailments, pneumococcal disease kills 1.6 million people -- including ... indicate that if implemented globally, pneumococcal vaccines could save the lives of 5.5 million by ...

Despite vaccine, public should not get complacent about pneumococcal disease

... Although the childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has been a boon in reducing the incidence invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), the public and the medical ... that has dramatically reduced the total burden of pneumococcal disease. It targets 7 strains of the bacteria ...

TB Drug Treatment Can Lead to Severe Pneumonia

... to the development of drug-resistant invasive pneumococcal disease, including severe pneumonia and ... analyzed 21,521 cases of children with invasive pneumococcal disease and screened 19,404 isolates (90 percent ... or more. The researchers assessed nose and throat pneumococcal carriage in 65 children in two TB hospitals where ...

Schedules Revised for Flu, Meningitis Vaccines

... clarifies and updates recommendations for use of pneumococcal vaccine, which protects against pneumonia. ... completely vaccinated should receive one dose of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV4). Children 2 year of age ... with underlying medical conditions should receive pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV), the statement said. ...

Pneumonia Vaccine Is Keeping Kids Healthier

... -- Among children younger than 2, receiving the pneumococcal vaccine appears to be associated with fewer ... Prevention. Beginning in 2000, the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PDV7) became part of the ... study. The vaccine -- which protects against pneumococcal pneumonia, caused by the Streptococcus ...

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines can improve the lives of HIV-infected children

... the first comprehensive review of evidence on pneumococcal conjugate vaccination (PCV) for children with HIV ... the review shows that HIV increases the risk of pneumococcal infection by up to 40 fold, that the disease is ... the study authors are calling for action to make pneumococcal vaccines available for all children in ...

Colorado Influenza and Pneumococcal Alert Coalition (CIPAC) Partners with Novartis Vaccines for Holiday Vaccination Clinic, Making Influenza Vaccination Convenient for Shoppers

... in partnership with Colorado Influenza and pneumococcal Alert Coalition (CIPAC) and RediClinic, offers ... the vaccinations. "The Colorado Influenza and pneumococcal Alert Coalition (CIPAC) recognizes the efforts of ... . About Colorado Influenza and pneumococcal Alert Coalition The mission of the Colorado ...

Ear Infections Linked to Drug-Resistant 'Superbug'

... Journal of the American Medical Association . pneumococcal infections are caused by S. pneumoniae , and can ... Young children are most susceptible to pneumococcal infections, according to the U.S. Centers for ... causing about 4,500 illnesses each year. However, pneumococcal infections cause more than 3 million ear ...

Wyeth Comments on PREVNAR and Trends in Pneumococcal Disease

... Need for Broader Spectrum pneumococcal Vaccines - COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., Oct. 4 ... vaccine which helps to protect against the seven pneumococcal serotypes causing the majority of disease ... a 98 percent reduction in vaccine-type invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) among children younger than five ...

U.S. Contributes $75 Million for Childhood Immunization

... the introduction of two new vaccines into the poorest countries, against pneumococcal disease and rotavirus. Together, pneumococcal diseases and rotavirus account for more than one million child deaths each ...

Joint Commission Report Shows Gains in Safety, Quality

... heart failure patients (from 30.9 percent to 77.5 percent) and providing pneumococcal screening and vaccination to pneumonia patients (from 30.2 percent to 83.9 ... - only 27.5 percent of hospitals achieved 90 percent compliance pneumococcal screening for pneumonia patients - only 38.6 percent of hospitals achieved ...

Ashwell receptor reduces mortality during sepsis

... the body. Using a mouse model of sepsis, the researchers found that the pneumococcal sialidase also removes sialic acid from circulating host factors involved ... when they discovered that platelet counts and vWF that are reduced during pneumococcal infection remained high and unchanged in the absence of the Ashwell ...

Wyeth Holds Annual Meeting of Stockholders

... presentation focused on Prevnar, the first and only vaccine to prevent pneumococcal disease in both infants and young children, which is the world's ... filings in 2009 and 2010 respectively. Prevnar 13 is a 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine that will add protection for six additional serotypes to the seven ...

Research could put penicillin back in battle against antibiotic resistant bugs that kill millions

... a year in children. In the US it causes 1 million cases a year of pneumococcal pneumonia in the elderly of which up to 7% are fatal. This new research ... penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from patients with pneumococcal infections. The researchers found that MurM acted as an enzyme that ...

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's 'Promoting Healthcare Quality Program' Improves Quality and Patient Safety in 19 Colorado Hospitals

... patients from 6.9 percent to 2.4 percent. -- One hospital improved its pneumococcal vaccination rate from 35 percent to 96 percent for patients with ... areas of patient safety and health outcomes, including such measures as pneumococcal vaccination rate, provision of aspirin and beta blockers for patients ...

Health Groups Release 2008 Immunization Schedules

... months of age who are incompletely vaccinated should receive one dose of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV4). Children age two and older with underlying medical conditions should receive pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV). The 2008 immunization schedule can be ...

New Meningitis Vaccine Works in Infants

... learning disabilities. Two vaccines -- the Haemophilus influenza (Hib) and pneumococcal -- can protect youngsters, including babies, against certain strains of ... prevent meningitis for infants -- the group at highest risk -- Hib and pneumococcal vaccine. The new vaccine would just be the third piece of the puzzle." ...

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Kentucky Announces Release of State Health Index

... Birthweight Infant Rate -- Adult Influenza Immunization Rate -- Adult pneumococcal Immunization Rate -- Physical Activity Levels -- Cigarette Smoking Rate ... physical activity, diabetes prevalence in adult populations, adult pneumococcal and influenza vaccinations and smoking cessation. The Anthem Blue Cross ...

Vaccine-Preventable Deaths Reach New Low in U.S.

... an 80 percent or greater decline in illness and deaths. Cases of invasive pneumococcal disease were down 34 percent, and death rates were down 25 percent. At ... vaccination rates. "We need to do a better job in adult medicine, for pneumococcal vaccine and the influenza vaccine. Pediatricians are much more in tune ...

Corrected: Secretary of Health Urges Pennsylvanians to Get Immunized

... because of the routine use of vaccines. Cases of measles, Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib), meningococcal meningitis, varicella (chicken pox), pneumococcal disease, and Hepatitis A and B occur at a fraction of what they did before vaccines were available. However, these diseases still pose threats. In ...

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Urges Pennsylvanians to Get Immunized

... because of the routine use of vaccines. Cases of measles, Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib), meningococcal meningitis, varicella (chicken pox), pneumococcal disease, and Hepatitis A and B occur at a fraction of what they did before vaccines were available. However, these diseases still pose threats. In ...

Partnership Applauds Obama's 'No Cost-Sharing' Protections for Preventive Services

... Priorities found that increased utilization of just five clinical preventive services - daily aspirin use, tobacco cessation counseling, adult pneumococcal immunization, and breast and colon cancer screening - would save an additional 100,000 lives a year, while all five services either save money or are ...

Six DaVita Clinics in Colorado Receive Silver Award for Clinical Excellence

... the facility; an AVF use rate of greater than or equal to 66 percent; and at least 90 percent of patients vaccinated against influenza, pneumococcal pneumonia and Hepatitis B. "I couldn't be happier to be partnering with a company that places clinical outcomes and patient care ...

NIAID set to launch clinical trials to test 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine candidates

... people in the United States and around the world. Among the vaccines tested have been those that prevent seasonal influenza, H5N1 avian influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia. The VTEU network consists of eight university research hospitals and medical organizations across the United States that provide a ...
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