Pneumococcal vaccine reduces antibiotic-resistant infections in children by 62 percent
Friday, October 10, 2014 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
The pneumococcal vaccine recommended for young children not only prevents illness and death, but also has dramatically reduced severe antibiotic-resistant infections, suggests American nationwide research. Pneumococcal infection -- which can cause everything from ear infections to pneumonia and meningitis -- is the most common vaccine-preventable bacterial cause of death.