Two types of pneumococcal vaccine are available. The 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) is used in adults and children >2 years of age. By contrast, pneumococcal conjugate ...

Although pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine is a standard ... 22 randomized trials with 100,000 subjects. The current 23-valent vaccine was used in eight trials, and previous lower-valent ...

The rivalry between Pfizer and MSD in pneumococcal vaccines ... an older shot called Pneumovax 23, which covers 23 serotypes, but is based on an older polysaccharide technology that does not ...

Pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent ... Not for routine revaccination after previous vaccination with a 23-valent vaccine in immunocompetent patients. Severe cardiac or pulmonary disease where ...

Pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate vaccine ... followed 1 month later with 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23). The immune responses to Prevnar 20 in patients aged 18 to 59 years were also ...

Vaccines are broadly categorized into polysaccharide vaccines and conjugate ... and commercialize the candidate material for the 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine 'GBP410', deciding to ...