The Prevnar 20 approval comes a few weeks ahead of an FDA decision on Merck's V114, which was granted a priority review by the regulator in January for the prevention of IPD in adults.

It had a safety profile similar to Pfizer's market-leading Prevnar 20, which targets 20 common serotypes, but at the highest dose tested generated stronger protection on 18 out of 20 of them ...

Last week, Vaxcyte reported top-line results from the mid-stage study that evaluated its 24-valent PCV VAX-24 against Pfizer’s PFE Prevnar 20. The Pfizer vaccine is approved for preventing ...

According to a press release, from a safety perspective, VAX-24 was "well-tolerated and demonstrated a safety and tolerability profile similar to Prevnar 20 - Prevnar 20 is part of Pharma giant ...

Actor Val Kilmer, 65, died of pneumonia this week, his daughter confirmed. Dr. Marc Siegel discusses common causes and risks of the respiratory virus.

The cost of a pneumonia shot without insurance depends mainly on what type of shot you get. Pneumovax 23 costs less per dose than Prevnar 20. But you should ask your doctor what type of pneumonia ...

compared to Prevnar 20 in healthy infants. Based on these findings, the Company has selected the VAX-24 Mid dose as the basis for advancement of an optimized dose formulation to a potential Phase ...