Health Advisory

Posted 9 months ago by Vivian Derr

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A fatal vaccine-preventable death in a young child from invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and other non-fatal vaccine-preventable IPD cases in California, including in Orange County, have been reported in the past year. Please see the attached advisory from the California Department of Health (CDPH) reminding providers to ensure that the following pediatric patients who have completed an age-appropriate series of PCV-7 have also received their recommended dose of PCV13 :

All children 14-59 months of age
Children 60 through 71 months of age with specified underlying medical conditions (see attachment).

In addition, children who began, but did not finish, a series with doses of PCV7 should complete their series with doses of PCV13.

A single dose of PCV13 may also be administered to children 6-18 years of age with specified underlying conditions (see attachment).

Providers should not be using PCV7 at this time.