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Prevnar: Doses
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Prevnar manufacturing facilities and additional vial filling capacity became available through a third party filler. Regulatory approvals of pre-filled syringe production lines for both Wyeth and another third party filler are expected in 2005. Since May, on average over 2.5 million Prevnar doses have
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Prevnar works by exposing your child to a small dose of the bacteria or a protein from the bacteria, which causes the body to develop immunity to the disease. Prevnar will not treat an active infection that has already developed in the body.
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Effective 9/25/04, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals will charge $326 for a 5 dose package (an increase of $5 per dose) of Prevnar (CPT 90669 pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, for children under 5 years, for intramuscular use). Members are advised to review their contracts with insurers to determine coverage for this price increase and to work with their AAP chapters to notify their local carriers.
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The CDC recommends Prevnar be given to all children under 2 years of age, in four doses at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months and 12 to 15 months after birth. It ... recommends Prevnar for all children between ages 2 and 5 who have diseases that affect the immune system, such as sickle cell anemia and heart disease, or who have cochlear implants.
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While supplies are low, your healthcare provider has been asked to wait to give most children their 3rd and 4th doses of Prevnar® vaccine. Children whose 3rd or 4th dose is delayed should receive it on their first doctor's visit after supplies return to normal.
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Serum antibodies were measured one month after the third dose of routine vaccines (Pediarix, Prevnar and ActHIB). Antibody responses to routine vaccines were similar in both groups, indicating that the rotavirus candidate vaccine can be co-administered with other routine vaccinations without interfering with the immune response to any of the administered vaccines.
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