Executive Summary SAGE October 2017, Pneumococcal ...

1 Executive Summary SAGE October 2017, Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Session Introduction Currently, WHO has recommended the use of either a 10-valent or 13-valent Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10 and PCV13, respectively), for all infants worldwide. For routine immunization , WHO has recommended that PCV can be administered using either a 2p+1 or 3p+0 schedule , though 3p+1 schedules are also used in some countries[1]. A total of 141 countries have introduced PCV into their national immunization program, and 7 out of the 10 countries with the highest Pneumococcal disease burden have recently introduced the vaccine[2]. Since the introduction of the first PCV (PCV7) in 2000, global reductions in Pneumococcal disease burden in children under 5 years of age have been observed.

three key PCV issues: dosing schedule, product choice, and catch up immunization. The discussions held by the WG were framed around the following three questions:

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  Schedule, Immunization, Up immunization

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