Instead, Illinois districts are increasing the number of partial student days in the calendar. In Zion Elementary School District 6, students go home an hour and 10 minutes early on 34 Wednesdays to make time for school improvement planning. Overall, Zion's students get 138 days with the normal school hours.
Pneumovax 23 Description. 1  PNEUMOVAX1 23 (Pneumococcal Vaccine Polyvalent) is a sterile, liquid vaccine for intramuscular or subcutaneous injection. 2  Pneumococcal infection is a leading cause of death throughout the world{3} and a major cause of pneumonia, bacteremia, meningitis, and otitis media.
There are currently two types of pneumococcal vaccines: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23). There are more than 90 types of pneumococcal bacteria. PCV13 protects against 13 types and PPSV23 protects against 23 types. Both vaccines provide protection against illnesses like meningitis (infection of the covering of the brain and spinal cord) and bacteremia (blood infection).