Pneumococcal vaccination is associated with reduced hospitalisation due to pneumonia, pneumonia-related mortality, and the risk for lower respiratory tract infections requiring antibiotics in patients ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Merck’s new pneumococcal vaccine for adults 18 and older. The vaccine, which will be sold under the name Capvaxive, is designed to protect against ...

Clinical trials and meta-analyses examining the efficacy of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (Pneumovax 23®) in adults have produced conflicting data. This Viewpoint discusses a study designed to ...

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced results from STRIDE-8, a Phase 3 trial evaluating CAPVAXIVE™ (Pneumococcal ...

The FDA approved a 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Capvaxive) for preventing invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults, Merck announced on Monday. Specifically ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Capvaxive is made to protect against strains of pneumococcus bacteria that cause disease in adults. A CDC ...

It seems like I’ve recently started seeing lots of ads recommending the pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine for those who, like me ...

Merck’s investigational pneumococcal vaccine V116 matched Pfizer’s Prevnar 20 vaccine in efficacy and safety, according to data from a Phase 3 trial released Tuesday morning. The trial, STRIDE-3, ...

RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced positive data from multiple Phase 3 studies evaluating V116, the company’s ...

Apr. 9—(StatePoint) Pneumococcal pneumonia is a potentially serious bacterial lung disease that can disrupt your life for weeks and even land you in the hospital. Medical experts want you to know that ...

Doctors have long urged people ages 50 and older to get a shot to protect against bacterial pneumonia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now agrees. On Wednesday, an independent group of ...