{"id":2083,"date":"2026-03-25T17:45:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/?page_id=2083"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:58:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:58:48","slug":"burden-of-pneumococcal-pneumonia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/burden-of-pneumococcal-pneumonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Pneumococcal Pneumonia and Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) Burden"},"content":{"rendered":"<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-spacer-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/spacer\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1770880337' media='all' \/>\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;--desktop-spacer:2px;--tablet-spacer:2px;--mobile-spacer:12px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer-desktop vivid360-spacer-tablet vivid360-spacer-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' 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style=\"--desktopFontSize:38px;--tabletFontSize:38px;--mobileFontSize:24px;--desktopLineHeightSize:47.5px;--tabletLineHeightSize:47.5px;--mobileLineHeightSize:\" id=\"\">Burden of disease<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;--desktop-spacer:16px;--tablet-spacer:16px;--mobile-spacer:20px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer-desktop vivid360-spacer-tablet vivid360-spacer-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile mb-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"column-wrapper _10438b4d-19aa-42c0-a04d-d8d7ff183ff0\"><style>\n\t\t\t\t@media (min-width: 1024px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t.column-wrapper {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdisplay: contents;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t@media (max-width: 1024px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t#block-10438b4d-19aa-42c0-a04d-d8d7ff183ff0,\n\t\t\t\t\t._10438b4d-19aa-42c0-a04d-d8d7ff183ff0 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdisplay: 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aria-label=\"#\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/invasive-pneumococcal-disease\/\"><span class=\"no-wrap-text\">Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD)<\/span><\/a> | <a aria-label=\"#\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/vaccination-rates\/\">Vaccination rates<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"column-wrapper _98fd0d23-cb45-4d98-a009-3436769a8a69 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>\n\t\t\t\t@media (min-width: 1024px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t.column-wrapper {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdisplay: contents;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t@media (max-width: 1024px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t#block-98fd0d23-cb45-4d98-a009-3436769a8a69,\n\t\t\t\t\t._98fd0d23-cb45-4d98-a009-3436769a8a69 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdisplay: contents;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.wp-block-columns:not(.is-not-stacked-on-mobile)>.column-wrapper {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tflex-basis: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.column-wrapper .wp-block-column {\n\t\t\t\t\t\torder: 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is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n<div class=\"vivid360-heading\" id=\"ae3f6a017-4ccb-4323-968a-d6690748045f\"><h2 class=\"has-primary-color content-width fontWeightBold\" style=\"--desktopFontSize:24px;--tabletFontSize:20px;--mobileFontSize:20px;--desktopLineHeightSize:36px;--tabletLineHeightSize:30px;--mobileLineHeightSize:\" id=\"\">Pneumococcal pneumonia<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper\"><div class=\"_6caadf9d-d526-4e38-9e63-78ee007ba2e3 \" id=\"\"><p class=\"has-text-color has-regular-font-size\" style=\"color:#090505\"><strong>Pneumococcal pneumonia<\/strong> is the<strong> most common clinical manifestation<\/strong> of pneumococcal disease in adults.<sup>1<\/sup> It leads to <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#b85860\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>~225,000 US hospitalizations annually<\/strong><\/mark> and is estimated to account for 10 to 30% of all adult community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) cases in the US.<sup>1,2<\/sup> CAP occurs when someone develops pneumonia outside of a hospital.<sup>3<\/sup><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;--desktop-spacer:2px;--tablet-spacer:2px;--mobile-spacer:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer-desktop vivid360-spacer-tablet vivid360-spacer-mobile\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\"><link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-columns-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/columns\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1770880337' 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rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-card-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/card\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1776931356' media='all' \/>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-card a66c73c66-3a74-45ea-9ad9-1333f929d20b vivid360-block-card has-text-align-center card-vertical has-primary-border-color full-page-width mt-0 mb-0\" style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:24px;color:#111 !important\"><div class=\"card-content\"><div class=\"card-content-wrap\"><h2 class=\"card-header fontWeightBold\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">Pneumococcal pneumonia leads to\u00a0<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#b85860\" class=\"has-inline-color\">~225,000<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">\u00a0hospitalizations\u00a0\u2028annually in the US<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-8\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;--desktop-spacer:16px;--tablet-spacer:16px;--mobile-spacer:2px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer-desktop vivid360-spacer-tablet vivid360-spacer-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:0px;border-style:;border-radius:0;background-color: !important\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-row vivid360-row hcp-wide-bg-width full-page-width\"><div class=\"cropped\" id=\"rowe20f7ec2-556f-4724-ad4a-91577a74d337\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px\" class=\"row-content wide-width hcp-wide-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top mb-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 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container-copy-url block-align-center\"><div class=\"v360-copy-url-block text-align-center\"><h3 id=\"copylinkheader\" class=\"v360-copy-url-block-header has-primary-color\">Share with health care professionals<\/h3><p class=\"v360-copy-url-block-preview-link\" data-collapsed-text=\"\" data-expanded-text=\"\"><\/p><div class=\"v360-copy-url-block-copy-container\"><div class=\"v360-copy-url-block-copy-text div\"><\/div><textarea readonly rows=\"1\" aria-label=\"link address to copy\" class=\"v360-copy-url-block-copy-text textarea\"><\/textarea><button type=\"button\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-event-name=\"copy_link_click\" data-design-module=\"copy_link\" data-design-category=\"copy_link\" data-design-label=\"\" data-copied-text=\"Link copied\" class=\"btn icon-right v360-copy-url-block-copy-button\">Copy link <i class=\"icon-social-link\"><\/i><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;--desktop-spacer:21px;--mobile-spacer:12px;--tablet-spacer:21px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer-desktop vivid360-spacer-mobile vivid360-spacer-tablet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;--desktop-spacer:2px;--tablet-spacer:2px;--mobile-spacer:2px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer-desktop vivid360-spacer-tablet vivid360-spacer-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><sup>a<\/sup>Based on CDC ABC surveillance data from the years 2019\u20132023, representing ~35 million persons and 10 states across the US.<sup>4-8<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;height:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer spacer-16\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">ABC, Active Bacterial Core; CAP, community acquired pneumonia; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; IPD, invasive pneumococcal disease; US, United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;--desktop-spacer:16px;--tablet-spacer:16px;--mobile-spacer:20px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer-desktop vivid360-spacer-tablet vivid360-spacer-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vivid360-heading\" id=\"a60bad266-08db-41a7-a33c-abf9def2ef0f\"><h3 class=\"has-black-color content-width fontWeightRegular\" style=\"--desktopFontSize:14px;--tabletFontSize:14px;--mobileFontSize:14px;--desktopLineHeightSize:21px;--tabletLineHeightSize:21px;--mobileLineHeightSize:\" id=\"\"><strong>References:<\/strong><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;--desktop-spacer:4px;--tablet-spacer:4px;--mobile-spacer:12px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer-desktop vivid360-spacer-tablet vivid360-spacer-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-list-parent-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/list-parent\/css\/style.css?ver=1770880337' media='all' \/>\n\n<div class=\"vivid-block-list2 content-width isBold \">\n<ol style=\"--listBulletColor:#333\" class=\"list-bullet-color has-black-color has-text-color\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Gierke R, Wodi P, Kobayashi M. <em>Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Pink Book)<\/em>. 14th edition. 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