And there is already evidence that 19A is being impacted just as the other strains were.

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In 2010, Pfizer introduced a new Prevnar vaccine, called Prevnar 13, that includes 19A and many of those strains.

FORBES: A Vaccine Eliminated A Deadly Killer Of Infants. So Why Do Some People Fear It?

The graphs below paint a clear picture of how the rise of 19A is overwhelmingly outweighed by the decrease in pneumococcal disease.

FORBES: A Vaccine Eliminated A Deadly Killer Of Infants. So Why Do Some People Fear It?

There is a drug resistant bacterial strain, called 19A, that became more prevalent as it filled the niche left by the bacteria vanquished by Prevnar.

FORBES: A Vaccine Eliminated A Deadly Killer Of Infants. So Why Do Some People Fear It?

In fact, one paper Mercola cites, which noted a 71% increase in the prevalence of 19A, also said there had been a dramatic 44% reduction in invasive pneumococcal disease, including pneumonia, meningitis, and bloodstream infections and that includes the increase in 19A. The new vaccine, Prevnar 13, introduced in 2010, protects against the deadly 19A strain, which now appears to be on the wane.

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