Indirect protection in adults ≥18 years of age from pediatric pneumococcal vaccination: a review

Introduction Infant immunization programs using pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have reduced the rates of pneumococcal disease through direct vaccine-induced protection in vaccinated children and through indirect protection in non-vaccinated children and adults.Areas covered This review summa...

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Main Authors: Elmira Flem, Celine Mouawad, Arto A. Palmu, Heather Platt, Kelly D. Johnson, E. David McIntosh, Jacobo Abadi, Ulrike K. Buchwald, Kristen Feemster
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14760584.2024.2416229
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author Elmira Flem
Celine Mouawad
Arto A. Palmu
Heather Platt
Kelly D. Johnson
E. David McIntosh
Jacobo Abadi
Ulrike K. Buchwald
Kristen Feemster
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Celine Mouawad
Arto A. Palmu
Heather Platt
Kelly D. Johnson
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Jacobo Abadi
Ulrike K. Buchwald
Kristen Feemster
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description Introduction Infant immunization programs using pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have reduced the rates of pneumococcal disease through direct vaccine-induced protection in vaccinated children and through indirect protection in non-vaccinated children and adults.Areas covered This review summarizes current evidence on the indirect protection of adults conferred by pediatric pneumococcal vaccination, including the impact on invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) incidence and mortality, pneumonia admissions, and nasopharyngeal carriage prevalence. Factors affecting indirect protection against IPD are also discussed.Expert opinion Pediatric immunization with PCVs has substantially decreased vaccine-serotype IPD and pneumonia through indirect protection in both older (≥65 years of age) and younger adults, including those with underlying medical conditions. However, serotype replacement by non-vaccine serotypes, the persistence of some vaccine serotypes, and divergence of serotypes between children and adults have limited the impact of pediatric PCV programs on adult populations. Designing complementary vaccines that leverage indirect protection from pediatric immunization and target the most prevalent adult serotypes may be a preferred strategy to maximize the public health impact of pneumococcal vaccination.
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spelling doaj-art-5fc4834eb542452fa1ce111541ca8cee2024-12-04T09:49:47ZengTaylor & Francis GroupExpert Review of Vaccines1476-05841744-83952024-12-01231997101010.1080/14760584.2024.2416229Indirect protection in adults ≥18 years of age from pediatric pneumococcal vaccination: a reviewElmira Flem0Celine Mouawad1Arto A. Palmu2Heather Platt3Kelly D. Johnson4E. David McIntosh5Jacobo Abadi6Ulrike K. Buchwald7Kristen Feemster8Global Medical and Scientific Affairs, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USAGlobal Medical and Scientific Affairs, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USAReal World Evidence, FVR – Finnish Vaccine Research, Tampere, FinlandClinical Research, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USAValue & Implementation, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USAGlobal Medical and Scientific Affairs, Merck Research Laboratories, MSD, (UK) Limited, London, UKGlobal Medical and Scientific Affairs, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USAClinical Research, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USAGlobal Medical and Scientific Affairs, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USAIntroduction Infant immunization programs using pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have reduced the rates of pneumococcal disease through direct vaccine-induced protection in vaccinated children and through indirect protection in non-vaccinated children and adults.Areas covered This review summarizes current evidence on the indirect protection of adults conferred by pediatric pneumococcal vaccination, including the impact on invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) incidence and mortality, pneumonia admissions, and nasopharyngeal carriage prevalence. Factors affecting indirect protection against IPD are also discussed.Expert opinion Pediatric immunization with PCVs has substantially decreased vaccine-serotype IPD and pneumonia through indirect protection in both older (≥65 years of age) and younger adults, including those with underlying medical conditions. However, serotype replacement by non-vaccine serotypes, the persistence of some vaccine serotypes, and divergence of serotypes between children and adults have limited the impact of pediatric PCV programs on adult populations. Designing complementary vaccines that leverage indirect protection from pediatric immunization and target the most prevalent adult serotypes may be a preferred strategy to maximize the public health impact of pneumococcal vaccination.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14760584.2024.2416229Indirect protectionnasopharyngeal carriagepneumococcal diseasepneumoniapneumococcal conjugate vaccinePCV
spellingShingle Elmira Flem
Celine Mouawad
Arto A. Palmu
Heather Platt
Kelly D. Johnson
E. David McIntosh
Jacobo Abadi
Ulrike K. Buchwald
Kristen Feemster
Indirect protection in adults ≥18 years of age from pediatric pneumococcal vaccination: a review
Expert Review of Vaccines
Indirect protection
nasopharyngeal carriage
pneumococcal disease
pneumonia
pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
PCV
title Indirect protection in adults ≥18 years of age from pediatric pneumococcal vaccination: a review
title_full Indirect protection in adults ≥18 years of age from pediatric pneumococcal vaccination: a review
title_fullStr Indirect protection in adults ≥18 years of age from pediatric pneumococcal vaccination: a review
title_full_unstemmed Indirect protection in adults ≥18 years of age from pediatric pneumococcal vaccination: a review
title_short Indirect protection in adults ≥18 years of age from pediatric pneumococcal vaccination: a review
title_sort indirect protection in adults ≥18 years of age from pediatric pneumococcal vaccination a review
topic Indirect protection
nasopharyngeal carriage
pneumococcal disease
pneumonia
pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
PCV
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14760584.2024.2416229
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