What’s pneu part 2: pneumococcal vaccines update

Pneumococcal vaccines have been instrumental in decreasing invasive disease since their introduction in the 1980s. 2021 brought regulatory changes and recent ACIP recommendations were published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, also known as MMWR. Dr. John Schoen, Senior Clinical Manager of Evidence-Based Medicine and Drug Information shares his insights on these changes with host Gretchen Brummel.

 

Guest speaker:  
John Schoen, PharmD, BCPS
Senior Clinical Manager of Evidence-Based Medicine and Drug Information Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence  
  
Host:  
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS  
Pharmacy Executive Director  
Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence  

 

Show Notes:  

Recorded in the Fall of 2023

[01:00-03:34] What’s new since March 2022 with pneumococcal vaccines 

[03:35-06:51] Changes with the adult recommendations

[06:52-13:10] New recommendations from CDC as well as published recommendations for adults

[13:11-19:05] Recommendations for Pneumococcal vaccines in pediatrics

[19:06-21:46] The area of biggest risk moving forward

[21:47-24:07] What we are looking at for the future

 

Links | Resources:  

Vizient pneumococcal vaccine side-by-side comparison Click Here

ACIP pneumococcal vaccine recommendations Click Here

 

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