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DosingAre your patients getting the full schedule?

In a 2021 national coverage survey, 15% of children had not received a full pneumococcal vaccination schedule by age 2.1,2*

Help ensure your patients are getting the full Prevnar 20 dosing schedule2Pediatric 3-dose schedule if Prevnar 20 is given as part of a publicly funded routine immunization program for healthy infants2‑4

Some infants may require 4 doses. Please refer to the Product Monograph for more information on the recommended 4-dose schedule

Use the 4-dose schedule for babies at high risk2,4

See the Canadian Immunization Guidelines for complete list of high-risk conditions and recommendations.

IPD: invasive pneumococcal disease

* Based on results from the 2021 Childhood National Immunization Coverage Survey.

References:Public Health Agency of Canada. Highlights from the 2021 childhood National Immunization Coverage Survey (cNICS). Available at: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization-vaccines/vaccination-coverage/2021-highlights-childhood-national-immunization-coverage-survey.html#key. Accessed September 7, 2023.Prevnar 20™ Product Monograph. Pfizer Canada ULC.An Advisory Committee Statement (ACS). National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI). Recommendations for public health programs on the use of pneumococcal vaccines in children, including the use of 15-valent and  20-valent conjugate vaccines. Available at: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/publications/vaccines-immunization/national-advisory-committee-immunization-recommendations-public-health-programs-use-pneumococcal-vaccines-children-including-use-15-valent-20-valent-conjugate-vaccines/naci-statement-2024-03-11.pdf. Accessed March 20, 2024.Health Canada. Canadian Immunization Guide Part 4 – Active Vaccines: Pneumococcal Vaccines. Available at: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/canadian-immunization-guide-part-4-active-vaccines/page-16-pneumococcal-vaccine.html#a7. Accessed March 20, 2024.Public Health Agency of Canada. Provincial and territorial routine and catch-up vaccination schedule for infants and children in Canada. Available at: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/provincial-territorial-immunization-information/provincial-territorial-routine-vaccination-programs-infants-children.html. Accessed February 22, 2024.Dosing and administration NEXT

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