27 April 2023 - Prevnar 20 offers the broadest serotype coverage of any pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, helping to protect against all 20 serotypes contained in the vaccine.
Pfizer announced today that the US FDA has approved Prevnar 20 (20 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease caused by the 20 Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) serotypes contained in the vaccine in infants and children six weeks through 17 years of age, and for the prevention of otitis media in infants six weeks through five years of age caused by the original seven serotypes contained in Prevnar.