The CDC revised its pneumococcal pneumonia shot recommendation, saying there is a substantial increase in the risk for infection beginning at age 50.

January places a premium on health and wellness. We make New Year's resolutions to follow the Mediterranean diet and become a gym regular, only to catch the seemingly inevitable cold. While a great ...

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has lowered the recommended age for pneumococcal vaccination from 65 to ...

Longtime anti-vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy was confirmed Tuesday as the new Secretary of Health and Human Services.

The CDC currently recommends pneumococcal vaccination for all adults age 65 and older and for younger adults who are immunocompromised or have certain other risk factors. If Capvaxive is ...

Dr. Matthew Simmons, UPMC Western Maryland vice president of medical staff affairs, said vaccines provide the "single most powerful intervention" that have saved lives. He recently discussed the ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended granting marketing authorization for the pneumococcal vaccine Capvaxive ...

Dr. Matthew Simmons, UPMC Western Maryland vice president of medical staff affairs, said vaccines provide the “single most ...

Many nursing home residents are refusing COVID shots this winter, though flu vaccine penetration has remained strong historically.

While children under five, particularly those under two, are the most vulnerable, pneumococcal diseases also affect adults. The most common symptoms include cough, chills and fever.

The CDC justified the revised recommendation ... now is an ideal time to consider vaccination. Pneumococcal infections can also occur as a serious secondary infection after the flu — which ...