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Revaccination of pneumococcal vaccine

Authoring team

PCV13 and PCV15

  • a single priming dose of 0.5ml of PCV13 or PCV15 at 12 weeks of age
  • a booster dose of 0.5ml of PCV13 or PCV15 at one year of age (on or after their first birthday) given at the same time as the Hib/MenC, 4CMenB and MMR vaccines

PPV23

  • antibody levels are likely to decline rapidly in individuals with no spleen, splenic dysfunction or chronic renal disease - therefore re-immunisation with PPV23 is recommended every five years in these groups
  • revaccination is well tolerated
  • testing antibody levels prior to vaccination is not required
  • revaccination with PPV23 is currently not recommended for any other clinical risk groups or age groups.

Reference

  1. The Green Book. Chapter 25 - Pneumococcal (May 2025)

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