PCV, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

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Are your pediatric patients getting
all four doses
of the recommended
PCV series?1

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VAXNEUVANCE is indicated for active immunization for the prevention of
invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F,
9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F, 22F, 23F, and 33F in individuals 6 weeks of age and older.

PCVs including
VAXNEUVANCE are
CDC-recommended as a
4-dose series given at 2, 4, 6, and
12 through 15 months of age.1

Children wait 6-9 months
after the third dose until
they are able to receive
the fourth dose.1

Despite this recommendation,
about 1 in 6 toddlers receive 3 or fewer
of the 4 doses of PCV by
2 years of age.
1,2,a

Completion of the fourth dose
is important to achieve and maintain serotype-specific immune responses.

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Do not administer VAXNEUVANCE to individuals with a severe allergic reaction (eg, anaphylaxis) to any component of VAXNEUVANCE or to diphtheria toxoid.

Some individuals with altered immunocompetence, including those receiving immunosuppressive therapy, may have a reduced immune response to VAXNEUVANCE.

Apnea following intramuscular vaccination has been observed in some infants born prematurely. Vaccination of premature infants should be based on the infant’s medical status and the potential benefits and possible risks.

The most commonly reported solicited adverse reactions in children vaccinated at 2, 4, 6, and 12 through 15 months of age, provided
as a range across the 4-dose series, were: irritability (57.3% to 63.4%), somnolence
(24.2% to 47.5%), injection-site pain (25.9% to 40.3%), fever ≥38.0°C (13.3% to 20.4%), decreased appetite (14.1% to 19.0%), injection-site induration (13.2% to 15.4%), injection-site erythema (13.7% to 21.4%), and injection-site swelling (11.3% to 13.4%).

The most commonly reported solicited adverse reactions in children 2 through 17 years of age vaccinated with a single dose were: injection-site pain (54.8%), myalgia (23.7%), injection-site swelling (20.9%), injection-site erythema (19.2%), fatigue (15.8%), headache (11.9%), and injection-site induration (6.8%).

Vaccination with VAXNEUVANCE may not protect all vaccine recipients.

Before administering VAXNEUVANCE,
please read the accompanying Prescribing Information. The Patient Information also is available.

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US-PVC-01729 06/24

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