Pneumococcal vax provides poor protection against severe disease in kids: Aus study
Two-thirds of invasive pneumococcal pneumonia cases were caused by two serotypes covered by the current vaccine
The 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine appears to provide very little protection against severe illness from prevailing serotypes in young children, Australian infectious diseases experts have warned.
Their analysis of paediatric hospital admissions data from 2015-18 suggests two-thirds of invasive pneumococcal pneumonia cases are caused by two serotypes — ST3 and ST19A — that are covered by the current vaccine.
