A brief history of and future prospects for pneumococcal vaccination in Malaysia

Alex J. J. Lister; Evelin Dombay; David W. Cleary; Lokman H. Sulaiman; Stuart C. Clarke

doi:10.1186/s41479-023-00114-8

A brief history of and future prospects for pneumococcal vaccination in Malaysia

Alex J. J. Lister, Evelin Dombay, David W. Cleary, Lokman H. Sulaiman, Stuart C. Clarke^*

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Abstract

Pneumococcal pneumonia remains a significant global public health issue. Malaysia has recently added the 10 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to its national immunisation programme. Data on pneumococcal serotype epidemiology is vital for informing national vaccination policy. However, there remains a lack of representative population-based pneumococcal surveillance in Malaysia to help both the assessment of vaccine effectiveness in the country and to shape future vaccine policy. This review explores the history of pneumococcal vaccination, the burden of pneumococcal disease in Malaysia, and offers an insight into the prospects for reducing pneumococcal disease in Malaysia.

Original language	English
Article number	12
Number of pages	8
Journal	Pneumonia
Volume	15
Issue number	1
Early online date	25 Aug 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s41479-023-00114-8
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 25 Aug 2023

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Malaysia
Pneumonia
Pneumococcal vaccination
Pneumococcal disease
Vaccination policy

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