By Ethan Covey
Incidence rates of all pneumococcal disease decreased from 2010 to 2019, in both commercially insured and Medicaid-insured children who were 48 months of age or younger, according to data presented at IDWeek 2023, held October in Boston (poster 1693).
The findings included invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), noninvasive all-cause pneumonia (ACP) and acute otitis media (AOM). However, the residual burden of disease remains substantial, particularly for ACP and AOM, and infants 6