Pfizer's Prevnar 20 (Pneumococcal 20-Valent Conjugate Vaccine) Receives the CDC's Advisory Committee Recommendation for Invasive Disease and Pneumonia
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- The CDC’s ACIP has voted to recommend Prevnar 20 (Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine) to protect adults against invasive disease and pneumonia caused by the 20 S. pneumoniae serotypes
- The ACIP has recommended one dose of Prevnar 20 for adults aged ≥65 & for ≥19yrs. with risk conditions who have not previously received a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine or whose previous vaccination history is unknown. If PCV15 is used- it should be followed by a dose of PPSV23
- On June 8- 2021- the US FDA has approved Prevnar 20 for the prevention of invasive disease and pneumonia in adults aged ≥18yrs. and Prevnar 20 is currently under EMA’s CHMP review
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