My patient received PCV13 over a year ago and is due for PPSV23, but my clinic only has PCV20. What do I do?

Administer the PCV20. CDC recommendations were updated in October 2024 to state that recipients of PCV13 should receive PCV20 or PCV21 at least one year after the dose of PCV13. CDC no longer recommends PPSV23 as an option following PCV13. PPSV23 is only recommended for adults who receive a dose of PCV15 and have never had a dose of PPSV23 before.

No future doses of any pneumococcal vaccine are currently recommended following a dose of PCV20 or PCV21.