{"id":2100,"date":"2026-03-26T07:03:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T07:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/?page_id=2100"},"modified":"2026-07-27T08:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:23:24","slug":"vaccination-rates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/vaccination-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccination Rates"},"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=1775653743' 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' id='vivid360-row-module-css-css' 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href=\"https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/burden-of-invasive-pneumococcal-disease\/\" aria-label=\"#\"><span class=\"no-wrap-text\">Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD)<\/span><\/a> | <strong>Vaccination rates<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"column-wrapper _feb46e93-36f8-4b38-9902-2cba5d560e4a 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-feb46e93-36f8-4b38-9902-2cba5d560e4a,\n\t\t\t\t\t._feb46e93-36f8-4b38-9902-2cba5d560e4a {\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: inherit;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t@media (max-width: 767px) 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style=\"--desktopFontSize:30px;--tabletFontSize:30px;--mobileFontSize:20px;--desktopLineHeightSize:45px;--tabletLineHeightSize:45px;--mobileLineHeightSize:\" id=\"\"><strong>Vaccination rates<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;--desktop-spacer:32px;--tablet-spacer:32px;--mobile-spacer:22px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer-desktop vivid360-spacer-tablet vivid360-spacer-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n<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=1775653743' media='all' \/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vivid360-columns vivid360-columns are-vertically-aligned-top not-stacked-on-tablet mb-0\" style=\"--desktopPadding:;--tabletPadding:;--mobilePadding:15px;--gutterWidth:1rem;--mobGutterWidth:1rem;border-style:;border-radius:24px;border-width:0;background-color:#f1f1f1\"><link rel='stylesheet' 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style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper wp-elements-072249b8a0c9388ec141eb37238f442a\"><div class=\"_4620e847-5458-47b2-9ff8-a83f15e94010 \" id=\"\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>The majority of eligible adults with a risk condition did not receive a pneumococcal vaccine in 2022<sup>1<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;--desktop-spacer:36px;--tablet-spacer:36px;--mobile-spacer:2px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer-desktop vivid360-spacer-tablet vivid360-spacer-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mb-0 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-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:52%\">\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper wp-elements-8764ce5eef7b6bb3f0858052c0d4cc82\"><div class=\"_15218e27-891a-4fea-a370-4dc06b1afb19 \" id=\"\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Pneumococcal vaccination rates of eligible adults 50+, 2022<sup>1<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;--desktop-spacer:16px;--tablet-spacer:16px;--mobile-spacer:8px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer-desktop vivid360-spacer-tablet vivid360-spacer-mobile\"><\/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<link rel='stylesheet' id='vivid360-image-css-css' href='https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-merck-vivid360-theme-1-12\/blocks\/image\/css\/style.min.css?ver=1783718418' media='all' \/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vivid360-image\"><div class=\"img-container mt-0 mr-0 mb-0 ml-0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-vivid360-image is-style-default has-mobile-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2026\/07\/CAT_50_Messaging-DataViz-IPD_Vax_Rates_Q42025-1.svg\" alt=\"Pneumococcal Vaccine Rates: 37% of Adults Ages 50-64 (Previous Risk-Based Recommendation); 70% of Adults Ages 65+ (Previous Age-Based Recommendation)\" class=\"wp-image-2283  style-noshadow   \" title=\"CAT_50_Messaging-DataViz-IPD_Vax_Rates_Q42025-1\" style=\"height:406px;width:358px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/\/2026\/07\/CAT_50_Messaging-DataViz-IPD_Vax_Rates_Q42025-1.svg 358w, https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/\/2026\/07\/CAT_50_Messaging-DataViz-IPD_Vax_Rates_Q42025-1.svg?resize=265,300 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/2026\/07\/CAT_50_Messaging-DataViz-IPD_Vax_Rates_Q42025-1.svg\" alt=\"Pneumococcal Vaccine Rates: 37% of Adults Ages 50-64 (Previous Risk-Based Recommendation); 70% of Adults Ages 65+ (Previous Age-Based Recommendation)\" class=\"wp-image-2283  style-noshadow mobile-image   \" width=\"358\" height=\"406\" title=\"\" style=\"height:undefinedpx;width:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/\/2026\/07\/CAT_50_Messaging-DataViz-IPD_Vax_Rates_Q42025-1.svg 358w, https:\/\/www.merckvaccines.com\/capvaxive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/153\/\/2026\/07\/CAT_50_Messaging-DataViz-IPD_Vax_Rates_Q42025-1.svg?resize=265,300 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;--desktop-spacer:4px;--tablet-spacer:4px;--mobile-spacer:2px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer-desktop vivid360-spacer-tablet vivid360-spacer-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper wp-elements-d2d2e6bce06847471ccd182d07895f3f\"><div class=\"_35513f26-f02c-4f37-adfb-87949b41108e \" id=\"\"><p class=\"has-text-align-center has-dark-text-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size\">Based on 2022 CDC BRFSS data.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;--desktop-spacer:24px;--tablet-spacer:24px;--mobile-spacer:12px\" 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\">\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;--desktop-spacer:90px;--tablet-spacer:90px;--mobile-spacer:2px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer-desktop vivid360-spacer-tablet vivid360-spacer-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper wp-elements-a7caafc253e411c9fb9589cb36de27ad\"><div class=\"_6116da41-f1c8-4979-b2a6-413617a2cb09 \" id=\"\"><p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#b85860\" class=\"has-inline-color\">9 out of 10<\/mark> adults aged 50-64 years who were diagnosed with IPD or hospitalized with pneumococcal pneumonia had at least one risk condition.<sup>1<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:transparent;--desktop-spacer:32px;--tablet-spacer:32px;--mobile-spacer:16px\" class=\"wp-block-vivid360-spacer vivid360-spacer-desktop vivid360-spacer-tablet vivid360-spacer-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-wrapper wp-elements-0783fc2c1131258668948b57a61e93e1\"><div class=\"_4d692f6d-a0fb-4bd8-879e-d7a749452d5c \" id=\"\"><p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-regular-font-size\">The CDC lowering the age-based recommendations to 50+ was based on several factors, including the potential to improve vaccination rates and ease of implementation.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:6%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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