Pneumococcal Vaccine Resources

Below are a number of resources designed to help healthcare professionals recommend and administer pneumococcal vaccines, as well as answer patient questions.

Vaccine Safety

• Childhood Vaccines and Febrile Seizures
• Pneumococcal Vaccine Safety
• Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

Provider Education

• CDC Commentary: Updated Recommendations for PCV13 Use in Older Adultsexternal icon
  An overview of considerations for the new shared clinical decision-making recommendation for PCV13 use in older adults without immunocompromising conditions, cochlear implants, or cerebrospinal fluid leaks. CDC Expert Commentary, January 2020
• PneumoRecs VaxAdvisor Mobile App
• CDC Commentary: Pneumococcal Vaccination: Applying the ACIP Algorithmsexternal icon
  An overview of which vaccines to give adult patients to protect them from pneumococcal disease, including guidance on the order and timing between doses. CDC Expert Commentary, November 2014
• Fact Sheet: Pneumococcal Vaccines (PCV13 and PPSV23) pdf icon[2 pages]
  Addresses common questions about pneumococcal vaccination for adults
• Pneumococcal Vaccine Timing for Adults pdf icon[4 pages]
  Summarizes how to implement adult pneumococcal vaccination recommendations

Materials for Patients

• Easy-to-Read Schedules
  • Recommended Immunizations for Children (Birth through 6 Years)
  • Recommended Immunizations for Preteens and Teens (7 through 18 Years)
  • Recommended Immunizations for Adults (19 Years and Older)
• Fact Sheets: Pneumococcal Disease and the Vaccine to Prevent It
  • The Basics: English pdf icon[2 pages] / Spanish pdf icon[2 pages]
• Fact Sheet: Pneumococcus Questions and Answers pdf icon[4 pages]external icon
  Immunization Action Coalition
• Pneumococcal Vaccine Information Statements
  • Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV13) (English / Other Languagesexternal icon)
  • Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PPSV23) (English / Other Languagesexternal icon)
• Cochlear Implants and Vaccination Recommendations

Clinical Information

• Pneumococcal Disease
• Pneumonia Guidelines
  Includes resources on community-acquired and healthcare-associated pneumonia
• Use of Vaccines to Prevent Meningitis in Persons with Cochlear Implants

References and Resources

• CDC’s Active Bacterial Core Surveillance System
• CDC’s Streptococcus Laboratory
• Pneumococcal Publications
  Chapters, manuals, guidelines, and published articles on pneumococcal vaccine recommendations, as well as pneumococcal disease surveillance, epidemiology, and outbreaks
• Surveillance Manual’s Chapter on Pneumococcal Disease
  Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases textbook
• Travelers’ Health (Yellow Book) Chapter on Pneumococcal Disease
  CDC Health Information for International Travel