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UWorld question 14934, Educational Objective section.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is virulent primarily due to a polysaccharide capsule. A conjugant vaccine provides long-lasting immunity against serotypes in the vaccine but provides no significant immunity against nonvaccinated serotypes. Therefore, infection can still occur due to serotypes not covered by the vaccine.