Update on the Use of Pneumococcal Vaccines: Addition of Asthma as a High-Risk Condition

This statement will supplement previous pneumococcal statements1-4 and provide the evidence used to add asthma to the group of conditions that increase an individual’s risk for invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD).

This update will:

• Provide a systematic review of the literature on the risk of IPD associated with asthma;
• Make recommendations about the use of pneumococcal vaccines in individuals with asthma