A serious lung infection called pneumococcal empyema has been on the rise in children since the.    From Wordnik.com.  [NewsInferno] Reference

In fact, this blog called pneumococcal vaccination the “low hanging fruit of pandemic prevention”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Orin Levine: Rising pneumonia, reassuring vaccine safety] Reference

People talk about the flu shot, that's seasonal, and pneumococcal, which is pneumonia, typically for older people.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 24, 2008] Reference

Pneumonia, a lung ailment signaled by fever, chest pain, cough and chills, is the most common of infections known as pneumococcal disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Craig Daily Press stories] Reference

Vaccines are available to protect against some causes of bacterial meningitis such as pneumococcal, Hib and meningococcal group C.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home | Mail Online] Reference

In 2000, a "pneumococcal" vaccine against otitis media was introduced, which was followed by a substantial decrease in the number of cases.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reuters: Top News] Reference

And 12,500 die needlessly from pneumococcal disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Surgeon General Holds News Briefing on New Flu Shot Guidelines - October 25, 2000] Reference

DAVID SATCHER, SURGEON GENERAL: ... pneumococcal season.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Surgeon General Holds News Briefing on New Flu Shot Guidelines - October 25, 2000] Reference

So the innovation must not stop with the pneumococcal AMC.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Seth Berkley: The World Is Moving Forward Without Us] Reference

Again, the pneumococcal vaccine for people over the age of 50.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 24, 2008] Reference

We do not foresee any delays in pneumococcal vaccine this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Surgeon General Holds News Briefing on New Flu Shot Guidelines - October 25, 2000] Reference

Wyeth's Prevnar vaccine protects against seven types of pneumococcal bacteria.    From Wordnik.com.  [Corrections & Amplifications] Reference

One of the biggest killers, for example, is -- is pneumonia, pneumococcal pneumonia.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 27, 2009] Reference

Wyeth hopes Prevnar-13 will show superiority to an existing adult pneumococcal vaccine.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wyeth Says Newer Meningitis Vaccine Would Pack More Punch] Reference

It is the only pneumococcal vaccine currently approved for use in young children world-wide.    From Wordnik.com.  [Promising Results for Wyeth Vaccine] Reference

The CDC estimates Prevnar prevented about 30,000 cases of invasive pneumococcal disease in 2006.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wyeth Says Newer Meningitis Vaccine Would Pack More Punch] Reference

Kenya was among the first GAVI countries in Africa to be approved for pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Difference a Year Can Make] Reference

Since that time, The Gambia has also joined the ranks of GAVI countries using pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Difference a Year Can Make] Reference

The pneumonia vaccine immunizes you against pneumococcal pneumonia, the most common form of bacterial pneumonia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Flu vaccine FAQs: Pneumonia vaccine can help prevent flu complications] Reference

The U.S., however, is noticeably absent from the roster of donor countries participating in the pneumococcal AMC.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Seth Berkley: The World Is Moving Forward Without Us] Reference

Even in cases where the influenza vaccine is not yet available, we recommend getting the pneumococcal vaccination.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Surgeon General Holds News Briefing on New Flu Shot Guidelines - October 25, 2000] Reference

This marked the groundbreaking first step in the rollout of the Gambia's national pneumococcal immunization program.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Seth Berkley: The World Is Moving Forward Without Us] Reference

Last year several wealthy countries, mostly in Europe, announced that they wanted a vaccine for pneumococcal disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Search For Solutions] Reference

New tools, such as vaccines against pneumococcal pneumonia and rotaviral diarrhea, could provide additional momentum.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jim Luce: Chatting with UNICEF's Director Ann Veneman] Reference

Currently, immunization against pneumococcal disease is only in its early stages in Africa, with Rwanda at the forefront.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rwanda Tackles Top Killer of Children] Reference

The agency also recommends the pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV; Prevnar) for all children under 5 years old.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pneumonia vaccine may help prevent swine flu complications] Reference

Thanks to such advances, the accelerated use of pneumococcal vaccination is projected to save 5 to 7 million lives by 2030.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Seth Berkley: The World Is Moving Forward Without Us] Reference

The government's advisory committee on immunization practices now says adult smokers under 65 should get the pneumococcal vaccine.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2008] Reference

Usually bacterial, tracking up from the nasopharynx: streptococcal, pneumococcal, Hemophilus influenzae in children under 5 years.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

The company's pipeline includes a new version, Prevnar-13, that is designed to offer enhanced protection against pneumococcal disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pfizer in Talks to Buy Wyeth] Reference

So, while you go out to get your flu vaccines -- seasonal and pandemic -- check to see if you should also get the pneumococcal vaccine.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Orin Levine: The Low Hanging Fruit of Pandemic Flu Prevention] Reference

There's a carrot on a stick for firms that work on pneumococcal vaccines: a unique type of funding called an "advance market commitment.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Search For Solutions] Reference

A pilot AMC to tackle pneumococcal disease, launched in February 2007, is expected to prevent up to 5.8 million childhood deaths by 2030.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sir John Crawford Memorial Address] Reference

While building stronger African health systems, we can also grant these children access now to life-saving Hib and pneumococcal vaccines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Orin Levine: In the Shadow of AIDS in Africa] Reference

There are overlapping challenges as well as opportunities impeding the wider use of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines around the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Orin Levine: The Low Hanging Fruit of Pandemic Flu Prevention] Reference

CDC's Moore estimates that there are about 70 million Americans who should be getting the pneumococcal vaccine but haven't yet received it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dr. Orin Levine: The Low Hanging Fruit of Pandemic Flu Prevention] Reference