While COVID-19 cases often increase during the winter, past years have shown that surges can happen any time of year. You can reduce your risk of severe illness by receiving recommended vaccines.

Older adults, young children and people with certain health conditions are at greater risk for severe respiratory disease. Vaccines provide important protection.

Pneumococcal disease is dangerous for children and adolescents, and those under 5 years of age are especially at risk. Getting the pneumococcal vaccine helps prevent severe infections that can lead to hospitalization or even death.

Pneumococcal disease is caused by a bacterial infection and can result in many different types of infections, including pneumonia. Anyone can get pneumococcal disease, but certain people are at increased risk. The best way to help prevent pneumococcal disease is to get vaccinated.

Vaccine development follows the FDA’s gold-standard review process which includes research, multi-stage clinical trials, robust regulatory review and approvals, and ongoing safety monitoring once a vaccine becomes publicly available.

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