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pneumococcal

American  
[noo-muh-kahk-uhl] / ˌnu məˈkɑk əl /

adjective

  1. relating to, caused by, or protecting against the pneumococcus bacterium.


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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

The market for pneumococcal disease vaccines is $8 billion and growing.

From Barron's

Therapeutically, the company continues to advance its pneumococcal vaccine in children.

From Barron's

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

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University are making great strides in combating pneumococcal pneumonia, one of the leading causes of respiratory deaths worldwide.

From Science Daily