All parts of the body (muscles, brain, heart, and liver) need energy to work. This energy comes from the food we eat. Our bodies digest the food we eat by mixing it with fluids (acids and enzymes) in the stomach. When the stomach digests food, the carbohydrate (sugars and starches) in the food breaks down into another type of sugar, called glucose.
On June 20, 2012, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended routine use of 13-valent. pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13; Prevnar) for adults aged â¥ 19 years with immunocompromising conditions, functional or anatomic asplenia, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, or cochlear implants.
PCV13 is recommended through age 71 months. See the back of this document for a list of children with these conditions. If a child starts the PCV series at â¥7 months of age the child will not need as many doses to complete the series. indications for pneumococcal vaccination. 1 dose at age 12-23 months children with these conditions. older in Oklahoma.