Pneumococcus Resources
Documents and publications
- Position paper on pneumococcal vaccines (April 2012)
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Global Burden of Disease - Pneumococcus
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Position paper on pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for childhood immunization (March 2007)
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Position paper
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WHO Data Underscores Global Threat of the World’s Leading Child Killer
pdf, 463kb - CE of pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: a comparative assessment of decision-making tools
Position papers are also available in other languages by visiting the vaccine position papers page.
Resources on pneumococcus surveillance
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Global Invasive Bacterial Vaccine Preventable Diseases (IB VPD) Information and Surveillance Bulletin, Volume 3, January-June 2010
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Global Invasive Bacterial Vaccine Preventable Diseases (IB VPD) Information and Surveillance Bulletin, Volume 2, January-December 2009
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Global Invasive Bacterial Vaccine Preventable Diseases (IB VPD) Information and Surveillance Bulletin, Volume 1, January-December 2008
pdf, 242kb
Links
- Advance Market Commitment (AMC) for Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines - including Target Product Profile (TPP)
- WHO Initiative for Vaccine Research (IVR) page on Streptococcus pneumoniae
- PneumoADIP
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) page on Pneumonia
- WHO estimates for the burden of Hib and pneumococcal disease
Last updated: May 2012