Pneumococcal pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal disease can strike in any season.
Pneumococcal disease can be serious and could put you in the hospital. Prevnar 20 can help protect eligible adults against 20 different strains of the bacteria that cause pneumococcal pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal disease.
You may be at increased risk if you are:
19 or older with certain chronic conditions
Conditions include diabetes, asthma, COPD, chronic heart disease, or chronic kidney failure.
Adults taking certain medicines
that suppress the immune system
are also at increased risk.
Prevnar vaccines have been used by millions and millions of adults in the US for over 10 years† with a demonstrated safety profile.
†Prevnar includes Prevnar 13 (Pneumococcal 13-valent Conjugate Vaccine [Diphtheria CRM197 Protein]) and Prevnar 20. In the US, Prevnar 13 was available for adults from 2012 to 2024.