All parts of the body (muscles, brain, heart, and liver) need energy to work. This energy comes from the food we eat. Our bodies digest the food we eat by mixing it with fluids (acids and enzymes) in the stomach. When the stomach digests food, the carbohydrate (sugars and starches) in the food breaks down into another type of sugar, called glucose.
On June 20, 2012, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended routine use of 13-valent. pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13; Prevnar) for adults aged â¥ 19 years with immunocompromising conditions, functional or anatomic asplenia, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, or cochlear implants.
The booster shots are then given at 4 months, 6 months, and 12 to 15 months of age. In a child older than 6 months who has not yet received a Prevnar vaccine, the first dose can be given any time from the age of 7 months through 9 years (before the 10th birthday). If the child is less than 1 year old at the time of the first Prevnar shot, he or she will need 2 booster doses.