Coverage dated October 23, 2024

The CDC now recommends that people 50 and older get vaccinated against pneumonia

Headline from Delaware Public Media

The number of people that have been diagnosed with a pneumonia-causing bacteria has increased over the past six months. Older people are at higher risk of pneumococcal diseases like pneumonia and menningitis.

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  1. NBC New York

    CDC lowers age for pneumococcal vaccine to 50. What older adults need to know (opens NBC New York)

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    U.S. health officials on Wednesday recommended that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses.

  2. Delaware Public Media

    The CDC now recommends that people 50 and older get vaccinated against pneumonia (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    The number of people that have been diagnosed with a pneumonia-causing bacteria has increased over the past six months. Older people are at higher risk of pneumococcal diseases like pneumonia and menningitis.

  3. Local News 8

    People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, US science panel recommends (opens Local News 8)

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    AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A scientific panel is recommending that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses. If the recommendation is accepted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the minimum recommended age for getti…

  4. NBC News

    CDC recommends pneumonia vaccine for adults 50 and older (opens NBC News)

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    Doctors have long urged people ages 50 and older to get a shot to protect against bacterial pneumonia.

  5. Time

    People 50 and Older Should Now Get the Pneumococcal Vaccine (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    The CDC's decision lowered—from 65—the minimum recommended age for older adults to get the shot.

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, U.S. health officials recommend (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    U.S. health officials are recommending that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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