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There’s a new vaccine for pneumococcal disease in Australia. Here’s what to know

  • Written by Christopher Blyth, Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, The Kids Research Institute Australia, The University of Western Australia

The Australian government announced last week there’s a new vaccine for pneumococcal disease on the National Immunisation Program for all children.

This vaccine replaces previously listed pneumococcal vaccines, having been updated to offer better protection against the disease.

So what is pneumococcal disease? And what is this new vaccine?

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