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Update: As of July 2025, the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) has replaced Prevnar 13 and Pneumovax 23 with Prevnar 20 as the publicly funded vaccine. Prevnar 20 has the same indications with broader disease coverage in older adults and the young.
NH Pharmacy will continue to store and dispense pneumococcal vaccines as per usual BCCDC criteria. Going forward, NH will be returning Prevnar 13 and Pneumovax 23 to Public Health and providing Prevnar 20 in its place.
Further details explaining this change and vaccine information can be found in the BCCDC Prevnar 20 Information Q&A document. NH Antimicrobial Stewardship may also release relevant information in the coming weeks as required.