WHO position on pneumonia vaccine

[sharon sanders]

"..Recognizing the heavy burden of pneumococcal disease occurring in young children and the safety and ef

ficacy of PCV-7 in this age group, WHO considers that it should be a priority to include this vaccine in
national immunization programmes, particularly in countries where mortality among children aged <5 years is >50/1000 live births or where >50 000 children die annually..."

FluTrackers supports this position.

http://www.who.int/wer/2007/wer8212.pdf