[Pneumococcal vaccination. Assessment and prospects]. / Vaccination pneumococcique. Bilan et perspectives.

ABSTRACT

Licensed in 1977, the pneumococcal vaccine is sparsely used in France. By contrast most recent epidemiological studies demonstrated that this vaccine is capable to significantly lower the incidence of pneumococcal pneumonia in groups in which this infection is frequently life-threatening. The efficacity of such immunisation is high unless subject are immunocompromised. Recommendations for immunisation practices should be based these data and durely enforced.