pneumococcal
Americanadjective
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A pneumococcal vaccine offers babies protection against serious infections caused by pneumococcal bacteria, including meningitis.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Prevnar, a family of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, is another popular drug.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
That risk will be priced into valuations and will dampen enthusiasm for investing in the very innovations that policymakers say they want, such as better flu, RSV, pneumococcal and meningococcal vaccines.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026
That same year, South Africa’s government purchased a pneumococcal vaccine made in India because it cost less than one produced at home.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 16, 2024
In pneumococcal and typhoid infections, also, the organisms may be found in the blood.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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