Pneumonia Vaccine
Alternate Names : Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine, PPV
Author:Francesca Coltrera, BA
Date Written:
Editor:Keefe, Sandy, RN, MSN
Edit Date:08/14/00
Reviewer:Gail Hendrickson, RN, BS
Date Reviewed:07/27/01
Sources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Immunization Program. "How do vaccines work?" Last updated 3/28/00.
Centers for Disease Control, National Vaccine Program Office. "The effectiveness of immunizations." Last updated 3/8/2000.
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). "Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease." MMWR, April 4, 1997; vol. 46, no. RR-8.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Immunization Program. Vaccine information statement "Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine," 7/29/97.
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