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 and Monitoring
• Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

Provider Education

• CDC Commentary: Pneumococcal Vaccination: Applying the ACIP Algorithms
  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) [2 pages]
  Addresses common questions about pneumococcal vaccination for adults.
• Pneumococcal Vaccine Timing for Adults [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 Sheet: Pneumococcal Disease for Parents
  • The Basics: English [2 pages] / Spanish [2 pages]
  • In Depth: English [2 pages]
• Fact Sheet: Pneumococcus Questions and Answers [4 pages]
  Immunization Action Coalition
• Pneumococcal Vaccine Information Statements
  • Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV13) (English / Other Languages)
  • Pneumococcal Polysaccharide (PPSV23) (English / Other Languages)
• Cochlear Implants and Vaccination Recommendations

Clinical Information

• Pneumococcal Disease
• Pneumonia Guidelines
  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
  Scheme for identifying pneumococcal serotypes using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)…
• Pneumococcal Publications
  Chapters, manuals, and guidelines on pneumococcal vaccine recommendations, surveillance, epidemiology, outbreaks, and laboratory…
• 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