Estimated population-level impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines against all-cause pneumonia mortality among unvaccinated age groups in five Latin American countries.
Ottavia PrunasKayoko ShiodaCristiana M ToscanoMagdalena BastiasMaria Teresa Valenzuela-BravoJanepsy Diaz TitoJoshua L WarrenDaniel M WeinbergerLucia H de OliveiraPublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2024)
While an effect of PCV against pneumonia deaths (a broad clinical definition that may not be specific enough to measure indirect effects) was not detected, evidence of indirect PCV impact was observed among vaccine-type-specific IPD cases.