Pneumococcal Pneumonia: How I Let Down My Friend Age: 86 yrs. Linda Ohri, PharmD, writes about how an elderly friend’s illness… read more
"Outbreak of pneumococcal pneumonia in a New Jersey nursing home claims four lives" Age: Older adults A pneumococcal pneumonia outbreak in a New Jersey nursing home… read more
"Case closed: Pneumococcal vaccine may be everyone's responsibility" Age: 38 yrs. Lacking the protection of a prophylactic pneumococcal vaccine, a splenectomy… read more
"Boy dies of pneumococcal meningitis" Age: 6 yrs. A mother loses her 6-year-old son to pneumococcal meningitis. She… read more
"Two deaths in a nursing home ignite pneumococcal vaccine campaign" Age: Older adults The death of two patients from streptococcal pneumonia infection, and… read more
Three-Year-Old’s Ordeal with Severe Pneumococcal Disease Includes Bloodstream and Lung Infection Age: 3 yrs. A relieved mother writes about her young son’s months-long recovery… read more