Thursday, December 4, 2014

New vaccine recommendation: Prevnar and Pneumovax

So this came out in August, but I don't have time to read everything.  There's some data showing that giving a vaccine called Prevnar (which is used for kids currently) then giving a vaccine called Pneumovax (already recommended for all > 65 years old) prevents more pneumonias.  Sounds great!  Except Medicare doesn't cover it yet.....

http://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20140827pcv13vote.html

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