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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pneumococcal Disease
Source: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/pneumo.pdf

Pneumococcal Disease in Children--Q&A
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/pneumo/dis-faqs.htm

Vaccine Information Statement (VIS) for Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV7) Vaccine
The English language VIS is developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. You can download the pneumococcal conjugate VIS in English and in a choice of 25 additional languages from the Immunization Action Coalition website.
www.immunize.org/vis/vis_pcv7.asp

Pneumococcal Disease In Short
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/pneumo/in-short-both.htm

Fact Sheet: Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Disease
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/drugresisstreppneum_t.htm

CDC-INFO Contact Center: 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO)
Call this 24 hours/7 days a week, toll-free number to request information on immunization. The number is 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO). This is an integrated CDC hotline service. Callers to this number are given several options, one of which is immunization. This line will accommodate English and Spanish.
       

 Immunization Action Coalition

Pneumococcus: Questions and Answers
www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4213.pdf

Immunizations for Babies
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010.pdf
Spanish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010-01.pdf

When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?
English: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4050.pdf
Spanish: www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4050-01.pdf
            

 National Network for Immunization Information

Vaccine Information: Pneumococcal Disease
www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccineInfo/vaccine_detail.cfv?id=9
                     


 
 Vaccine Education Center, Children's Hospital
 of Philadelphia
A Look at Each Vaccine: Pneumococcal Vaccine
www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=75726

Parents PACK Program
Vaccine newsletter, FAQs, and listserv for parents. Questions can be submitted.
www.vaccine.chop.edu/parents

              

  Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7) vaccine manufacturer

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
(manufacturer of pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate vaccine)
www.wyeth.com
www.prevnar.com (information about the Prevnar vaccine)

 

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