Adults 50 and older can now get the shot, as rates of the illness climb. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ...

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause ...

On Wednesday, an independent group of advisers to the CDC voted 14 to 1 to lower the age for routine pneumococcal vaccines to ...

The vaccine advisory group voted 14 to 1 in favor of lowering the age for pneumococcal vaccination from 65 to 50.

Respiratory virus season has arrived, and hopefully you’re up to date on vaccinations that can help prevent infectious ...

All adults aged 50 and older should receive a vaccine against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and meningitis, federal ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended expanding the use of vaccines to adults between ...

The CDC now says everyone 50 to 64 years old should get a pneumococcal vaccine to help protect against serious illnesses like pneumonia, meningitis, and bloodstream infections.

NEW YORK — U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause ...

Each year, the U.S. sees roughly 30,000 cases of invasive pneumococcal disease, which includes blood infections, brain and ...

U.S. health officials have recommended that adults aged 50 and older receive a pneumococcal vaccine to protect against ...

The CDC advisory panel noted that pneumococcal illness tends to appear earlier in Black Americans -- between 55 and 59 years ...