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Pneumococcal vaccine, the Glossary

Index Pneumococcal vaccine

Pneumococcal vaccines are vaccines against the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 45 relations: Advance market commitment, Algemeen Dagblad, Anaphylaxis, BBC News, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19, Department of Health and Social Care, Developing country, European Medicines Agency, Flanders, Food and Drug Administration, GAVI, Government of Canada, GSK plc, Health Canada, Health Council of the Netherlands, Herd immunity, HIV/AIDS, Intramuscular injection, Médecins Sans Frontières, Meningitis, Merck & Co., National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Orin Levine, Pfizer, Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, Pneumonia, Polysaccharide, Price discrimination, Public Health England, ScienceDaily, Sepsis, Serotype, Serum Institute of India, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Subcutaneous administration, The Hindu, The New York Times, Universal Immunisation Programme, Vaccination schedule, Vaccine, Wallonia, WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, World Health Organization.

  2. World Health Organization essential medicines (vaccines)

Advance market commitment

An advance market commitment (AMC) is a promise to buy or subsidise a product if it is successfully developed.

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Algemeen Dagblad

The Algemeen Dagblad, also known by its initialism AD is a Dutch daily newspaper based in Rotterdam.

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Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis (Greek: ana- ‘against’ + phylaxis ‘guarding’) is a serious, potentially fatal allergic reaction and medical emergency that is rapid in onset and requires immediate medical attention regardless of the use of emergency medication on site.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States.

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COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

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Department of Health and Social Care

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Developing country

A developing country is a sovereign state with a less developed industrial base and a lower Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.

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European Medicines Agency

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is an agency of the European Union (EU) in charge of the evaluation and supervision of pharmaceutical products.

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Flanders

Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium.

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Food and Drug Administration

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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GAVI

GAVI, officially Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (previously the GAVI Alliance, and before that the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization) is a public–private global health partnership with the goal of increasing access to immunization in poor countries.

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Government of Canada

The Government of Canada (Gouvernement du Canada) is the body responsible for the federal administration of Canada.

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GSK plc

GSK plc (an acronym from its former name GlaxoSmithKline plc) is a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with global headquarters in London.

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Health Canada

Health Canada (HC; Santé Canada, SC)Health Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Health.

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Health Council of the Netherlands

The Health Council of the Netherlands or the Dutch Health Council (Gezondheidsraad) is an independent Dutch scientific advisory body with the task of advising the government and parliament about matters in the areas of public health and medical research.

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Herd immunity

Herd immunity (also called herd effect, community immunity, population immunity, or mass immunity) is a form of indirect protection that applies only to contagious diseases.

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HIV/AIDS

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system.

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Intramuscular injection

Intramuscular injection, often abbreviated IM, is the injection of a substance into a muscle.

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Médecins Sans Frontières

italic (MSF; pronounced), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is a charity that provides humanitarian medical care. It is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) of French origin known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases.

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Meningitis

Meningitis is acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges.

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Merck & Co.

Merck & Co., Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey, and is named for Merck Group, founded in Germany in 1668, of which it was once the American arm.

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National Institute for Communicable Diseases

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is the national public health institute of South Africa, providing reference to microbiology, virology, epidemiology, surveillance and public health research to support the government's response to communicable disease threats.

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Orin Levine

Orin Levine is an epidemiologist known for his work in the fields of international public health, child survival, and pneumonia.

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Pfizer

Pfizer Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation headquartered at The Spiral in Manhattan, New York City.

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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is a pneumococcal vaccine made with the conjugate vaccine method and used to protect infants, young children, and adults against disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus).

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Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, sold under the brand name Pneumovax 23, is a pneumococcal vaccine that is used for the prevention of pneumococcal disease caused by the 23 serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae contained in the vaccine as capsular polysaccharides. Pneumococcal vaccine and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine are vaccines.

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli.

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Polysaccharide

Polysaccharides, or polycarbohydrates, are the most abundant carbohydrates found in food.

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Price discrimination

Price discrimination is a microeconomic pricing strategy where identical or largely similar goods or services are sold at different prices by the same provider in different market segments.

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Public Health England

Public Health England (PHE) was an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care in England which began operating on 1 April 2013 to protect and improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities.

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ScienceDaily

ScienceDaily is an American website launched in 1995 that aggregates press releases and publishes lightly edited press releases (a practice called churnalism) about science, similar to Phys.org and EurekAlert!.

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Sepsis

Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs.

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Serotype

A serotype or serovar is a distinct variation within a species of bacteria or virus or among immune cells of different individuals.

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Serum Institute of India

Serum Institute of India (SII) is an Indian biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals company, based in Pune.

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is a Gram-positive, spherical bacteria, alpha-hemolytic member of the genus Streptococcus.

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Subcutaneous administration

Subcutaneous administration is the insertion of medications beneath the skin either by injection or infusion.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Universal Immunisation Programme

Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) is a vaccination programme launched by the Government of India in 1985.

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Vaccination schedule

A vaccination schedule is a series of vaccinations, including the timing of all doses, which may be either recommended or compulsory, depending on the country of residence.

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Vaccine

A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious or malignant disease. Pneumococcal vaccine and vaccine are vaccines.

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Wallonia

Wallonia (Wallonie), officially the Walloon Region (Région wallonne), is one of the three regions of Belgium—along with Flanders and Brussels.

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WHO Model List of Essential Medicines

The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (aka Essential Medicines List or EML), published by the World Health Organization (WHO), contains the medications considered to be most effective and safe to meet the most important needs in a health system.

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World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.

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See also

World Health Organization essential medicines (vaccines)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumococcal_vaccine

Also known as Pneumococcal vaccination, Pneumococcal vaccinations, Pneumococcal vaccines, Pneumococcus vaccine, Pneumonia shot, Pneumonia vaccine.