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Vaccination Efforts to Mitigate Pneumococcal Outbreaks

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Christina M. Madison, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP,Mary Barna Bridgeman, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASCP

The panel of healthcare professionals examines how strategic vaccination can effectively mitigate pneumococcal outbreaks, thereby reducing exposure risks to vulnerable populations in healthcare settings such as nursing homes and hospitals.

  1. How can pneumococcal outbreaks be mitigated by vaccination to minimize exposure to the healthy population (i.e., nursing homes, hospitals, etc.)?

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