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.
1 PCV13 is recommended for all children younger than 5 years old, all adults 65 years or older, and people 6 years or older with certain risk factors. 2  PPSV is recommended for all adults who are 65 years or older and for people 2 through 64 years old who are at high risk for pneumococcal disease. The number of doses recommended and the intervals between doses will depend on the child's age when vaccination begins. 2  Ask your healthcare provider for details. 3  Children 2 through 5 Years Old. 4  Healthy children 24 months through 4 years old who are unvaccinated or have not completed the PCV13 series should get 1 dose.