Since the plates on either side of a transform boundary are merely sliding past each other and not tearing or crunching each other, transform boundaries lack the spectacular features found at convergent and divergent boundaries.ince the plates on either side of a transform boundary are merely sliding past each other and not tearing or crunching each other, transform boundaries lack the spectacular features found at convergent and divergent boundaries.
Return to News Index. Pneumovax is the brand name for the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, which doctors recommend seniors and other at-risk adults get to protect themselves from the pneumococcal disease, a serious health threat that can lead to death.any strains of Streptococcus pneumonia are resistant to currently used antibiotics. Infection with the bacteria is a leading cause of serious illness in adults and children worldwide. In the U.S. alone, more people die from pneumococcal disease each year than all other vaccine-preventable diseases combined.
The pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23 or Pneumovax Â®) protects against 23 types of pneumococcal bacteria. It is recommended for all adults 65 years or older and for those 2 years or older at high risk for disease.PPSV23 is also recommended for adults 19 through 64 years old who smoke cigarettes or who have asthma.op of Page. Each year in the United States, pneumococcal disease causes thousands of infections, such as meningitis, bloodstream infections, pneumonia, and ear infections. Pneumococcal vaccines are very good at preventing severe disease, needing treatment in the hospital, and death.