Gastroenterologists provide care to one-fourth of patients at high risk for pneumococcal disease because they are taking immunosuppressive drugs or biological agents, yet few of these patients receive the recommended pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, thus rendering them susceptible to potentially life-threatening infections, according to researchers.
The Healthy People 2020 recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has called for 60% of adults with certain conditions or