App Helps Determine if Pneumococcal Vaccine Is Needed

he app addresses the following key questions: For a patient 65 and over, which comes first, PCV13 or PPSV23? Which younger adult patients need both vaccines and in what order? How long do I wait to give the next shot in the sequence? Which patients need that second 5-year booster of PPSV23? What qualifies as "immunocompromised" indications for vaccination? How do I keep the intervals between shots straight with recommendations from CDC including 8 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months? Which children 6-18 need which vaccine and in which order http://www.medpagetoday.com/Blogs/IltifatHusain/56152?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2016-02-12&eun=g721819d0r