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PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES
UPDATES

OCTOBER 23

"CDC Recommends lowering the age for Pneumococcal Vaccination from 65 to 50 Years" Read the CDC's statement here.

RESOURCES

Learn more about the benefits of a lowered routine age-based recommendation for the pneumonia vaccine here.

NANASP IN THE NEWS


OCTOBER 21 | NBC News

NANASP Executive Director Bob Blancato spoke with reporter, Erika Edwards of NBC News. Read the online article here.

OCTOBER 21 | RHODE ISLAND NEWS TODAY

NANASP Executive Director Bob Blancato spoke with Herb Weiss, Rhode Island News Today on NANASP's efforts to lower the age-based recommendation for the pneumonia vaccine. The article features NANASP's letter co-led by NCBA and NHCOA joined by 20 signers. View the article here.

OCTOBER 20 | WBAL-AM

NANASP Executive Director Bob Blancato joined Jerry Rogers on his weekly radio show on WBAL-AM, the local Baltimore radio station. Listen to the radio show here.

OCTOBER 4 | FOX DC

NANASP Executive Director Bob Blancato spoke live with Marina Marraco and Joe Clair,  anchors of FOX DC’s local streaming show “The DMZ Zone”. View the interview here




NANASP'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS

    

OCTOBER 24

Yesterday, our collective voices were heard and the CDC’s ACIP voted in favor of lowering the age-based routine recommendation for the pneumonia vaccines to age 50 and older. This is a policy that for years so many of us have supported and advocated for and we should all be proud of this achievement. Read a statement from NANASP Executive Director Bob Blancato here

OCTOBER 15


See our letter to the CDC NANASP co-led with the National Caucus and Center on Black Aging and the National Hispanic Council on Aging.

NANASP's mission is to strengthen through advocacy and education those who help older Americans

NANASP’s vision is to reshape the future of nutrition and healthy aging.

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