title: Pneumococcal immunisation in the 21st century.
abstract: In February 2006 the Department of Health announced that routine pneumococcal vaccine was to be introduced into the normal UK childhood immunisation programme. This article reviews the history of pneumococcal vaccination and its effectiveness in both the vaccine recipients and the population as a whole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Dalnair St., Glasgow, G3 8SJ, UK. craig.williams@yorkhill.scot.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Masterton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000191:economics; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007223:Infant; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D018074:Vaccines, Conjugate