On this episode, Chris Bender of the OPTICS clinical pharmacy team breaks down recent developments surrounding the pneumococcal, Hepatitis B, and Shingles vaccines. We discuss the impact of new vaccines on the market for pneumococcal and Hepatitis B and how they compare with what’s already available. We also talk about the updated CDC recommendations for all three vaccines.
Recorded 4.28.2022
Links mentioned in the show:
ACIP adult immunization schedule:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/adult/adult-combined-schedule.pdf
Pneumococcal vaccine timing for adults:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/pneumo/downloads/pneumo-vaccine-timing.pdf
PneumoRecs app:
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/pneumo/hcp/pneumoapp.html