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 | | Since the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7) for babies and toddlers in 2000, the rate of invasive pneumococcal disease in adults over age 50 decreased by 28 percent, according to a study in the Oct. 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. |
 | | "The use of this new vaccine in children resulted in a significant decline in serious disease in older adults," said study author Catherine Lexau, an epidemiologist with the Minnesota Department of Health, in St. Paul. |
 | | SOURCES: Catherine Lexau, Ph.D., M.P.H., epidemiologist, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul; Graham P. Krasan, assistant professor, division of infectious diseases, department of pediatrics, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Mich.; Oct. 26, 2005, Journal of the American Medical Association |
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