Pneumococcal Vaccine Could Prevent Numerous Deaths, Save Costs During A Flu Pandemic, Model Predicts

A new predictive model shows that vaccinating infants with 7 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine — the current recommendation–not only saves lives and money during a normal flu season by preventing related bacterial infections; it also would prevent more than 357,000 deaths during an influenza pandemic, while saving billion in costs.