Be Familiar With the Latest Pneumococcal Vaccine
February 2025
Pneumococcal 21-valent conjugate vaccine (Capvaxive) will be another option for pneumococcal vaccination in adults 18 years and up.
PCV21 is a conjugate vaccine...like PCV15 (Vaxneuvance) and PCV20 (Prevnar 20).
But it isn’t just “PCV20 plus 1”...it covers 10 of the same serotypes as PCV20...plus 11 others. And PCV21 protects against 8 serotypes not in any other pneumococcal vaccine.
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