What are PCV15 and PCV20? The latest guidance on pneumococcal vaccinations

Are your residents up-to-date with their pneumococcal vaccinations? Should they receive PCV13, PCV15, PCV20, or PPSV23 — and when? In today's episode, we break down the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines (PPSVs).We’re joined by Debra Wright, Quality Improvement Specialist at Quality Insights. If you want to reach Debra directly, you can call her at 1-800-642-8686 ext 7636. You can also email her at [email protected] links in this episode: - Pneumococcal Vaccine Decision Tree by Quality Insights- CDC’s Pneumococcal Vaccine Timing for AdultsCheck out our other interviews by visiting qualityinsights.org/qin/multimedia.  This material was prepared by Quality Insights, a Quality Innovation Network - Quality Improvement Organization under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Views expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of CMS or HHS, and any reference to a specific product or entity herein does not constitute endorsement of that product or entity by CMS or HHS. Publication number 12SOW-QI-GEN-062322-CC-A.