Pneumococcal Vaccine Resources

The following resources can 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
• 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

• Immunization Schedules for Parents and Adults
• Fact Sheets for Parents: Pneumococcal Disease and the Vaccine to Prevent It
  • The Basics: Englishpdf icon / Spanishpdf icon
• Fact Sheet: Pneumococcus Questions and Answerspdf iconexternal icon
  Immunization Action Coalition
• Pneumococcal Vaccine Information Statements
  • PCV13 (English / Other Languagesexternal icon)
  • 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