ACIP backs Merck’s Capvaxive in adults aged 50 and older
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to update the adult age-based pneumococcal vaccination guidelines and recommends Capvaxive (pneumococcal 21-valent conjugate vaccine) for pneumococcal vaccination in adults 50 years of age and older.
Developed by US pharma giant Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK), Capvaxive gained US Food and Drug Administration in June this year. The ACIP issued a similar recommendation for Pfizer’s (NYSE: PFE) Prevnar 20 vaccine.
The updated ACIP guidelines recommend a single dose of Capvaxive for:
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