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Is Prevnar, the Ear Infection Vaccine, Worth the Price?

Since 2000, children have been routinely vaccinated with four doses of Prevnar, the vaccine that creates antibodies for seven different strains of pneumococcal bacteria.  Prevnar is referred to as a “cell-wall antigen” vaccine. The vaccine consists of a small particle of the outer capsule of each streptococcus bacteria. After injecting part of the microbe’s cell [...]