Recent news on Pneumococcal Conjugate

Serious illness among children with sickle cell disease reduced ...  -  May 2, 2007
News-Medical.net,This study shows that rates of serious pneumococcal infections fell by 90 percent after the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in 2000.

Global Health Experts Unite to Combat the World’s Leading Vaccine ...  -  May 9, 2007
HispanicBusiness.com (press release),In 2000, a new 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) became available and is currently in use in over 70 countries.

Vaccine fight finds success  -  May 11, 2007
Auckland stuff.co.nz,Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) was added to the routine childhood immunisation programmes in the United States in 2000, Australia in 2005 and the

Malaysian awareness  -  Apr 28, 2007
Malaysia Star,Only 38% of parents are aware of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. However, awareness of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has increased compared to a

Vaccines for children  -  May 3, 2007
News & Observer,PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE (PREVNAR): This vaccine, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2000, protects against streptococcus pneumonia

Pneumococcal Vaccine Cuts Disease 90% in Kids with Sickle Cell  -  May 2, 2007
MedPage Today,The finding is another success story for the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which has led to dramatic drops in invasive pneumococcal disease

Govt Congratulated on Pneumococcal Decision  -  May 6, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,Wyeth, makers of Prevenar (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 7-valent) the first and only vaccine specifically developed to help protect infants and young

Pneumococcal vaccine gets green light  -  May 5, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) was added to the routine childhood immunisation programmes in the USA in 2000, Australia in 2005 and in the UK in

Increase in Serious Pneumococcal Infections Not Covered by ...  -  May 1, 2007
Infection Control Today,Before introduction of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7), Alaska Native children and adults experienced high rates of invasive pneumococcal

Vaccine cuts pneumococcal disease in kids  -  May 2, 2007
Earthtimes.org...with sickle cell disease in Tennessee's Medicaid program before and after the introduction in 2000 of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, or PCV.

Increase in Pneumococcal Infections not Covered by Childhood Vaccines  -  Apr 25, 2007
Ivanhoe,Before the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was available, Alaska Native children and adults had high rates of invasive pneumococcal disease

Serious Illness among Children with Sickle Cell Disease Reduced ...  -  May 2, 2007
DG News...among young children with SCD in Tennessee's Medicaid program before and after the introduction in 2000 of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV).

Child jab causes new strains  -  Apr 30, 2007
Healthcare RepublicRoutine vaccination with heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was introduced in Alaska in 2001. Surveillance has shown that from 2001 to 2003,

Serious Illness Among Children with Sickle Cell Disease Reduced ...  -  May 1, 2007
Infection Control Today,...among young children with SCD in Tennessee 's Medicaid program before and after the introduction in 2000 of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV).

Vaccines for lung diseases pushed  -  Apr 26, 2007
Manila Standard Today,...to all governments to include in their national policy the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine to combat Invasive Pneumococcal Diseases prevalent in Asia.

Drugmakers rediscover vaccine niche  -  May 9, 2007
Newark Star Ledger,Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines -- such as Wyeth's Prevnar -- have proven to be effective in reducing deaths among children in Gambia, Levine said,

Immunization changes take effect next school year  -  May 7, 2007
Savannah Morning News,For children younger than 5 years old who are attending childcare facilities, Head Start or pre-k programs, a new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine will be

Clinics help close racial gap in immunization  -  May 6, 2007
Contra Costa Times,...to get pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; and white children lag in chicken pox immunization, possibly because parents are opting for "pox parties" or other

Contra Costa turns to kids to combat vaccine race gap  -  May 6, 2007
Inside Bay Area,...children are less likely to get pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; and white children lag in chicken pox immunization, possibly because parents are opting for

Increase in pneumococcal infections not covered by childhood vaccine  -  26 Apr 2007
News-Medical.net,Before introduction of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7), Alaska Native children and adults experienced high rates of invasive pneumococcal

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine May Also Help Prevent Kids Ear ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
Vaccine Rx (press release),The doctors discovered that pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, a vaccine designed to help prevent meningitis and pneumonia, can also help prevent ear

Wyeth appreciates WHO call to combat pneumococcal disease  -  Apr 10, 2007
Herald Publications,In addition, Wyeth is developing a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine that targets additional serotypes. This investigational vaccine currently is

Pneumococcal Vaccine Helps Prevent Kids' Ear Infections  -  Apr 4, 2007
The Ledger,Recent research suggests that when infants and young children receive the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and the recommended booster shots, the incidence of

WHO backs vaccine after successful SA trial  -  Apr 11, 2007
Independent Online,In the recent one on the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for childhood immunisation, the WHO says diseases caused by streptococcus pneumoniae,

Pneumococcal Vaccine Lowers Risk of Ear Infection  -  Apr 5, 2007
Insider Medicine,Children with frequent ear infections benefit the most from the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, say researchers in a report published in Pediatrics.

New immunization requirements for children will be effective on July 1  -  Apr 24, 2007
Walker County Messenger,Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), which helps protect against bacterial diseases that can cause serious illness, including meningitis, will be required

Vaccine May Cut Kids’ Ear Infections  -  Apr 2, 2007
WebMDThe study focuses on the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which targets pneumococcal infections that can cause serious pneumococcal diseases including

WHO Recommends Developing Countries Introduce New Pneumonia Vaccine  -  Apr 6, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),With this recommendation there is now the prospect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine achieving regular use in Africa only eight years after it was

Childhood Immunisation Against Pneumonia Cuts Hospital Admissions ...  -  Apr 9, 2007
DG NewsThe authors conclude: "Our results contribute to the growing body of evidence supporting the beneficial effects of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in

Pneumonia Vaccine is a Blessing, Study Shows  -  Apr 7, 2007
MedIndia,A recent study conducted on the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, administered in childhood to guard against pneumonia, meningitis, and other pneumococcal

Pneumonia Vaccine Cuts Hospital Visits  -  Apr 6, 2007
FOX NewsThat news comes from a study on children's pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which targets pneumonia, meningitis, and other pneumococcal diseases.

Childhood Immunization Against Pneumonia Cuts Hospital Admissions ...  -  Apr 6, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),LONDON, April 5, 2007-Routine infant immunisation with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) has caused a 39% fall in all-cause pneumonia hospital admission

Wyeth Urges Support For Pneumococcal Vaccine  -  Apr 18, 2007
Vaccine Rx (press release),According to Bernard Poussot of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) ought to be a part of a country wide immunization programme

WHO calls for changes in immunisation programmes  -  Mar 30, 2007
Daily Times,KARACHI: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for prioritizing the inclusion of the Pneumococcal Conjugate (IPD) vaccine in national immunisation

Pharmaceutical company supports the use of pneumococcal vaccine  -  Apr 18, 2007
Citizen,Wyeth Pharmaceuticals vice chairman Bernard Poussot said pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) should be part of a national immunisation programme as it

Vaccine Cuts Pneumonia In Kids By 40 Percent  -  Apr 6, 2007
NBC5.com,The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was licensed by the FDA in 2000 to protect children from certain bacterial infections.

State Department of Health requiring two new vaccines for 2007-08 ...  -  Apr 5, 2007
The Commercial Dispatch,Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7) or “Prevnar,� has been added as a childcare requirement for children under 5 years old entering child care for the

Vaccine May Help Prevent Ear Infections  -  Apr 3, 2007
E Canada Now,New York (eCanadaNow) - Doctors at the University of Rochester found pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which was designed to help prevent meningitis and

Vaccine May Help Kids’ Ear Infections  -  Apr 2, 2007
13WHAM-TV,Christine Webb - Doctors at the University of Rochester found pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which was designed to help prevent meningitis and pneumonia,

Following WHO Recommendations To Prioritize Introduction of ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
Kaiser network.org,Because "pneumococcal conjugate vaccines have been shown to be safe and efficacious when used in children infected with HIV, WHO recommends that countries

Pneumococcal jab cuts otitis media  -  Apr 13, 2007
Healthcare RepublicResearchers looked at the effect of routine vaccination with a heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) on rates of chronic otitis media and

Pneumonia vaccine supported  -  Apr 18, 2007
Independent Online,Wyeth Pharmaceuticals vice chairperson Bernard Poussot said pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) should be part of a national immunisation programme as it

WeissComm Partners Announces Several New Hires to Strengthen and ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...programs for Wyeth and its pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Prevnar(R), globally raising awareness for a deadly pediatric disease.

World Health Organization calls for routine pneumococcal vaccination  -  Apr 7, 2007
AME Info (press release),...of the World Health Organization (WHO) to support the inclusion of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) in national immunization programs worldwide.

Strep Vaccine for Kids Cuts Pneumonia Even Among Adults  -  Apr 6, 2007
MedPage Today,NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 6 -- Evidence continues to mount that the use of the new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is sharply reducing the rate of pneumonia in

Health department offers free shots  -  Apr 18, 2007
Rockmart Journal,Children will need Pneumococcal Conjugate vaccine (PCV). The number of doses will depend on the child’s age. A child born on or after Jan.

Wyeth's pneumococcal vaccine beats promise, study says  -  Apr 2, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,Since the introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, it found, the proportion of children who developed frequent ear infections and the proportion who

Strep Vaccine Benefits Kids Prone to Ear Infection  -  Apr 3, 2007
MedPage Today,WINSTON-SALEM, NC, April 3 -- Children prone to frequent ear infections are the major beneficiaries of the new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, according to

Vaccine Can Help Reduce Frequent Ear Infections In Children ...  -  Apr 10, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...in New York and 150000 children in Tennessee from birth to two years old who were born after the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was licensed.

Students facing new requirements on immunizations  -  Apr 12, 2007
Brookhaven Daily Leader,Children under 5 years old entering child care for the first time will be required to have the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7), otherwise known as

Chickenpox vaccine booster now required for students  -  Apr 6, 2007
Jackson Clarion Ledger,1 must receive the age-appropriate pneumococcal conjugate vaccine doses. The PCV7 vaccine has virtually eliminated invasive pneumococcal disease,

Wyeth Reports Earnings Results for the 2007 First Quarter  -  Apr 19, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),In the 2007 first quarter, the first group of adult patients was enrolled in a Phase 3 clinical trial for Wyeth's 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Vaccine cuts child pneumonia hospitalizations  -  Apr 5, 2007
Scientific American...to rates in the years just before the 2000 debut of the Wyeth pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, according to the study in the Lancet medical journal.

Vaccine Helps Prevent Ear Infections  -  Apr 2, 2007
Scientific AmericanA new study found that the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) moderately lowered the incidence of middle ear infections and reduced the need for

Vaccine Cuts Child Pneumonia Rate By 39 Percent  -  Apr 9, 2007
The Ledger,Vaccinating infants with the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has resulted in a 39 percent drop in the number of children hospitalized for pneumonia in the

New Immunizations Requirements For 2007-2008 School Year  -  Apr 6, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,Effective August 1, 2007, the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7) or "Prevnar," has been added as a childcare requirement for children under five years

Meningitis vaccine reduces ear infections  -  Apr 2, 2007
Earthtimes.orgAll of the subjects were born after the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was licensed in 2000. Also in 2000, experts recommended the PCV7 vaccine be part of a

Vaccine Beats Some Ear Infections  -  Apr 1, 2007
Ivanhoe,2 in order to gauge how many chronic ear infections were reported in the group after kids started receiving the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7).

Wyeth salutes WHO call to combat pneumococcal disease  -  27 Mar 2007
Moneycontrol.com (press release),In addition, Wyeth is developing a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine that targets additional serotypes. This investigational vaccine currently is

Wyeth Salutes World Health Organization Call To Action To Combat ...  -  Mar 24, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),In addition, Wyeth is developing a 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine that targets additional serotypes. This investigational vaccine currently is

WHO Recommends Developing Countries Introduce New Pneumonia Vaccine  -  Mar 23, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Routine Use of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in the Developing World Considered Priority by WHO to Help Save Millions of Lives GENEVA, Switzerland,

WHO Recommends Developing Countries Introduce New Pneumonia Vaccine  -  Mar 23, 2007
Infection Control Today,GENEVA , Switzerland -- New guidance issued today by the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines into

WHO Recommends Developing Countries Introduce New Pneumonia Vaccine  -  Mar 23, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),With this recommendation there is now the prospect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine achieving regular use in Africa only eight years after it was

WHO: Pneumococcal Vaccine Should Be on Schedules  -  Mar 25, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,Wyeth New Zealand today welcomed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) decision to support the inclusion of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in national

WHO Recommends Developing Countries Introduce New Pneumonia Vaccine  -  Mar 23, 2007
Earthtimes.orgNew guidance issued today by the World Health Organization (WHO) callsfor the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines into immunizationprogrammes in

Immunization requirements new for next school year  -  Mar 22, 2007
Picayune Item,The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) has been added to the Child Care Immunization Requirements effective August 1, 2007, and a second booster

Health dept. reminds parents of new immunization rules  -  Mar 22, 2007
Lincolnton Journal,Children under five years of age must have protection against pneumococcal disease by taking the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV).

5 Findings Help Predict Low Risk for Bacterial Meningitis  -  Mar 1, 2007
AAP Grand Rounds (subscription),With the availability of H influenzae type b and heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines for infants, bacterial meningitis has become a relatively rare

New immunizations for Georgia kids  -  Mar 24, 2007
Access North Georgia,...*Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) is required for all children less than 5 years of age who are attending child care facilities, Head Start,

Viral Enzyme Clears Ear Infection In Mice  -  Mar 23, 2007
MedPage Today,While the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine appears to be lowering the incidence of acute otitis media in the US, the disease remains the "leading

National, State, and Urban Area Vaccination Coverage Among ...  -  Mar 13, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Findings from the 2005 NIS include nationwide increases in coverage with 3 and 4 doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and continued high levels of

15 things you must do for your baby  -  Mar 9, 2007
USA WeekendThe pneumococcal conjugate vaccine protects against serious diseases such as meningitis and blood infections. Now researchers have learned that the vaccine

MMR, Chicken Pox Vaccines Work For Preemies  -  Mar 8, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),D'Angio is finishing a similar study on the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which helps prevent meningitis and blood and ear infections,

Wyeth applauds government funding for pneumococcal vaccine  -  Feb 11, 2007
Antara (press release),Wyeth is committed to helping to protect infants and young children against pneumococcal disease and currently markets the only pneumococcal conjugate

WYETH APPLAUDS GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE  -  Feb 12, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),...disease and to launch a pilot Advanced Market Commitment, which will help to bring the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to developing countries.

EU panel backs Novartis' mock-up pandemic flu vaccine  -  Feb 23, 2007
MarketWatchPrevenar (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine), from Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines SA, to extend the indication from active immunisation against bacteraemic pneumonia

Expert wants meningococcal vaccine studied  -  Feb 14, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...young children in Soweto, South Africa, a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine aimed at nine strains of disease reduced the incidence of pneumonia in fully .

Drugmakers applaud new scheme to supply vaccines to poor  -  Feb 12, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),The initiative was welcomed by Wyeth, which sells the only pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Prevenar, and its chief operating officer Bernard Poussot said

QUICK AND DEADLY  -  Feb 6, 2007
Asbury Park Press,Pneumococcal Vaccine (PCV): The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) protects against pneumococcal infections. The bacterium is the leading cause of serious

Targeted Treatment of Active Trachoma—Reply  -  Feb 13, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Azithromycin modulates murine immune responses to pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and inhibits nasal clearance of bacteria. J Infect Dis. 2004;190:1762-1766.

Wyeth Reports Earnings Results for the 2006 Fourth Quarter and ...  -  Jan 30, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),In addition, Wyeth initiated a global Phase 3 clinical trial for its 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in infants and continued to make progress with

Registration for Pre-K and K coming soon  -  Feb 7, 2007
Port Arthur News,Texas state law requires students to have current DTP, Oral polio, MMR, Haemoplilus Influenza, Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV7), TB test, Hepatitis A (Pre K

Meningitis Guidelines Cut Unnecessary Treatments  -  18 Jan 2007
Washington Post,It was also tested before the widespread use of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine made the bacterial form of the disease much less common in children under

Facts About Meningitis  -  Jan 15, 2007
WNBC,There is a newly licensed vaccine (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) that appears to be effective in infants for the prevention of pneumococcal infections and

Meningitis Tool Remains Useful In Vaccine Era  -  Jan 3, 2007
MedPage Today,Explain to interested patients that bacterial meningitis has become less common in the US, thanks to the widespread use of the pneumococcal conjugate

Clinical Prediction Rule for Identifying Children With ...  -  Jan 2, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Objective To validate the Bacterial Meningitis Score in the era of widespread pneumococcal conjugate vaccination. Design, Setting, and Patients A

Circumcision For Prevention Of HIV: New Analysis Demonstrates Cost ...  -  Dec 26, 2006
Science Daily (press release)...young children in Soweto, South Africa, a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine aimed at nine strains of disease reduced the incidence of pneumonia in fully .

Child Immunization Rates At Record Highs  -  Dec 29, 2006
U.S. Medicine,...progress has been made in five years after the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) despite past shortages of the vaccine.

Immunisation drive  -  Dec 26, 2006
Gulf Times,Only Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) is to be given during the second round as Mumps, Measles and Rubella (MMR) vaccine, and Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)

Immunisation drive  -  26 Dec 2006
Gulf Times,Only Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) is to be given during the second round as Mumps, Measles and Rubella (MMR) vaccine, and Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)

Wyeth Applauds GAVI Alliance's Decision To Fund Pneumococcal ...  -  Dec 1, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Wyeth is committed to helping protect infants and young children against pneumococcal disease and currently markets the only pneumococcal conjugate vaccine,

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