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.
Children who have received one or more doses of Prevnar may complete the 4-dose immunization series with Prevnar 13. Children 15 months through 5 years of age who have received 4 doses of Prevnar may receive one dose of Prevnar 13 to elicit immune responses to the six additional serotypes. This catch-up dose of Prevnar 13 should be administered with an interval of at least 8 weeks after the fourth dose of Prevnar.