Keywords

immunization, patient education, pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, pneumonia, vaccination

 

Authors

  1. Walter, Joseph PharmD, BCPS
  2. Rudawsky, Nicole PharmD, BCPS

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently updated the adult pneumococcal vaccine recommendations to include two new pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs): PCV15 and PCV20. The authors review the updated guideline recommendations, their advantages and disadvantages, and nursing implications.