Key Finding, Invasive Pneumococcal Disease with and without Sickle Cell Anemia|NCBDDD|CDC

Key Finding, Invasive Pneumococcal Disease with and without Sickle Cell Anemia|NCBDDD|CDC

February 28, 2014

A new CDC study finds that US children with sickle cell disease are more likely to develop invasive pneumococcal disease than children without sickle cell disease. About 1.6 million people die each yearfrom pneumococcal disease worldwide, and about 10% with the invasive form will die from it. Children with sickle cell disease should be given vaccines, including the pneumococcal disease vaccine, in accordance with CDC’s recommended immunization schedule [PDF-122KB]. To submit ideas for Did You Know?, email the Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support. For more information, visit our website.