Standing Orders and Quick Reference for Pneumococcal Vaccine in Children and Teens

Oakland County, Michigan sent this bulletin at 02/27/2024 11:04 AM EST

This email is being sent to VFC, Non-VFC and Covid-19 Providers in Oakland County, Michigan by the Oakland County Health Division (OCHD) Immunization Action Plan (IAP)

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Dear Immunization Partners,

Please share the following information with staff and colleagues.

Immunize​.org made updates to two clinical resources important to anyone who administers pneumococcal vaccines to children and teens. These updates incorporate the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendations for use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV15 or PCV20), as well as indications for pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) in certain high-risk children when PCV20 is unavailable.

The two resources, Recommendations for Pneumococcal Vaccines Use in Children and Teens and Standing Orders for Administering Pneumococcal Vaccines to Children and Teens, address what pneumococcal vaccination is needed in children from age 6 weeks through 18 years. They include risk-based recommendations, divided into immunocompromising and non-immunocompromising conditions, and further divided by the pneumococcal vaccination history. These resources are extremely helpful in navigating the complexities of pneumococcal vaccine recommendations for children and teens!

Thank you for everything you do to help protect Michiganders from vaccine preventable diseases.

Oakland County Health Division, Immunization Action Plan