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 ...

It seems like I’ve recently started seeing lots of ads recommending the pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine for those who, like me, are over 50. I thought I was up to date on my shots, but I’m pretty sure ...

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 ...

Pneumococcal pneumonia is significantly associated with risk for lung cancer, show findings from a national study in Taiwan. Jun-Jun Yeh (Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, ...

Background: Clinical trials and meta-analyses have produced conflicting results of the efficacy of unconjugated pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in adults. We sought to evaluate the vaccine's ...

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 ...

NFL legend and Fox broadcaster Terry Bradshaw has a new gig, helping to educate baby boomers about pneumococcal pneumonia for the "All About Your Boom" campaign in a partnership with Pfizer, and the ...

It started with a cough that wouldn’t go away. Before she knew it, Karyne Jones was hospitalized with pneumonia in January 2018. Even after the bacteria cleared her body, it took her three months to ...

A new study shows that adults admitted to hospital during school holidays are 38 percent more likely to have pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia than those admitted during term time. A study ...

Dublin, Nov. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Pneumococcal Vaccine Market Report by Vaccine Type, Product Type, Distribution Channel, End User, and Region 2025-2033" report has been added to ...

Pfizer has relaunched its “Know Pneumonia” disease awareness campaign with a myths-and-facts approach. The new TV commercial shows healthy older people asking myth-type questions, including, “Isn’t it ...