Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Pneumococcal vaccines
VACCINE TYPES
- Pneumovax (PPSV23): 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine w/ serotype antigens covering 87% bacteremic cases and most PCN-resistant serotypes.
- Vaxneuvance (PCV15): 15-valent conjugate vaccine covers serotypes 1, 3, 5, 4, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F, 22F, 23F, and 33F.
- Prevnar (PCV20): contains PCV15 serotypes in addition to 8, 10A, 11A, 12F, and 15B serotypes
- Capvaxive (PCV21): contains 3, 6A, 7F, 8, 9N, 10A, 11A, 12F, 15A,15B, 15C, 16F, 17F, 19A, 20A, 22F, 23A, 23B, 24F, 31, 33F, and 35B serotypes
Serotypes included in FDA-approved pneumococcal vaccines (2024)
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Last updated: February 6, 2025
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Dzintars, Kathryn, and Paul G Auwaerter. "Pneumococcal Vaccines." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540438/all/Pneumococcal_vaccines.
Dzintars K, Auwaerter PG. Pneumococcal vaccines. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540438/all/Pneumococcal_vaccines. Accessed March 3, 2025.
Dzintars, K., & Auwaerter, P. G. (2025). Pneumococcal vaccines. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540438/all/Pneumococcal_vaccines
Dzintars K, Auwaerter PG. Pneumococcal Vaccines [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 March 03]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540438/all/Pneumococcal_vaccines.
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