Prevnar, the Pneumococcal Vaccine: What the Manufacturer’s Insert Tells Us
What is Pneumococcus? Pneumococcus is a bacteria commonly associated with pneumonia, but which can also cause meningitis, sinusitis, otitis media, osteomyelitis, and other infectious diseases. Pneumococcus resides in the nasal passages and throats of about 10% of all adults and 40% of all healthy children at any given time. It is more prolific among groups ...