investigational conjugated pneumococcal vaccine

October 1998

There's lots of excitement about an investigational conjugated pneumococcal vaccine...for use in children under age 2.

This will be big...similar to the conjugated Hib vaccines that came on the market almost 10 years ago.

The new vaccine prevents pneumococcal meningitis and bacteremia in children. It's also expected to reduce the incidence of pneumococcal pneumonia and otitis media.

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