Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine for Childhood Immunization - WHO Position Paper

This article, published in Weekly Epidemiological Record, is a summary of pneumococcal disease and its burden, as well as the official World Health Organization (WHO) position on use of conjugate vaccines in a global context. In 2012, the WHO issued an updated recommendation for the use of pneumococcal vaccines in childhood immunization programs.

Author(s): World Health Organization

Published: 2007