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

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.

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 ...

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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.

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

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 ...