- Pneumococcal
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What are the recommendations for pneumococcal vaccination of children and adults?
The recommendations for pneumococcal vaccination of children and adults vary depending upon the specific vaccines available, and the recipient’s age, pneumococcal vaccination history, and medical or behavioral risk factors. CDC has summarized all of its recommendations at this site: www.cdc.gov/pneumococcal/hcp/vaccine-recommendations/index.html.
CDC has created an app for pneumococcal vaccine evaluation of individual patients. For more information, or to learn how to download the PneumoRecs VaxAdvisor mobile app, visit www.cdc.gov/pneumococcal/hcp/vaccine-recommendations/app.html.
Recommendations are summarized by Immunize.org in the following resources:
- Recommendations for Pneumococcal Vaccines Use in Children and Teens: www.immunize.org/wp-content/uploads/catg.d/p2016.pdf
- Standing Orders for Administering Pneumococcal Vaccine to Children and Teens: www.immunize.org/wp-content/uploads/catg.d/p3086.pdf
- Standing Orders for Administering Pneumococcal Vaccines to Adults: www.immunize.org/wp-content/uploads/catg.d/p3075.pdf