Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) is a vaccine used to protect infants and young children against disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). There are currently two PCV vaccines available on the global market: Prevnar (called Prevenar in some countries) and Synflorix.
Synflorix is produced by GlaxoSmithKline. It is a decavalent vaccine, meaning that it contains ten serotypes of pneumococcus (1, 4, 5, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F, and 23F) which are conjugated to a carrier protein. Synflorix received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency for use in the European Union in January 2009 [3] and GSK received European Commission authorization to market Synflorix in March 2009
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ptg td..aku bwk ateef pi jumpe Dr Nasran @ Perdana Specialist Kb.. wat follow up checkup pasal eczema.. pastu aku tanya doc pasal pneumococcal vaccine nih.. doc advised, kalau mampu better amik. so time tu jugak aku setuju.. (tk nyempat tanya en hubby pon..hehe) masa kt Doha sblm ni pernah tanya paed kat sana..tp paed tu jwb nk tk nak je.. so aku pon tk amik kisah sgt la.. tp lepas dok bace artikel lam bilik Dr Nasran pasal vaccine nih..tibe2 je rase its a must..
kali ni ateef macho sket.. die nangis sbb aku dok pegang die ngan kuat je.. masa kena cucuk tu, volume suara nangis biasa je.. tk tinggi pon mcm sblm nih.. hehe.. dh besar anak mummy.. harapnye tk demam la..
vaccine ni mmg mahal sket.. >RM200 .. kena amik 3 kali.. so masa umur 10 months n 12 months plak kena cucuk lagi.. aku ingtkan kalau dh terlepas masa umur 3 bln, tk bleh.. rupenye ada jadual berbeza, depends bile baby amik the 1st injection.. (nmpk sgt tk wat research btul2..hehe)
ateef yg bz @ waiting area Perdana Specialist



