Children are frequent carriers of pneumococci, which can cause both common non-invasive and more severe, life-threatening invasive pneumococcal diseases, especially in children under 1 year of age and in people over 65 years old. Almost a year ago, a pediatric indication for a 15-valent pneumococcal vaccine was approved, which is enriched with 2 new serotypes and, according to study results, appears to be potentially more effective even in protecting against serotype 3. So what are the vaccination options for healthy immunocompetent children,…
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