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.
The pneumonia vaccine Pneumovax, or PPSV23, immunizes against the 23 most common strains of the Pneumococcus bacteria. It does not contain any live bacteria. The pneumonia vaccine Prevnar 13, or PCV13, immunizes against 13 common Streptococcus pneumoniae strains. The healthier the immune system of the vaccine recipient, the better their immunity after the vaccine.