A 34-year-old member asked:
Pneumonia vaccine once in a lifetime or more?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
Pneumonia Vaccine: There are three kinds of pneumonia vaccine, two kind are for children only and are given in series of shots beginning at age 2 months.Pps vaccine for older children and adults is usually given as one dose.But some people will need a booster after 5 years.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Is there a pneumonia vaccine?
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Dr. Marcus Degrawanswered
Pediatrics 24 years experience
Yes and No: There are many different types of pneumonia including many different bacteria, viruses and even fungus and chemicals, etc... There is no vaccine to cover all forms of pneumonia. However, there are vaccines for specific types of pneumonia. Kids get Prevnar (pneumococcal vaccine) for pneumococcal type, pedvax/acthib for haemophilus type and even flu shots which prevents influenze type pneumonia.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Pneumonia vaccine has to be taken once in a lifetime or more often?
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Varies with age: If you are referring to the adult preparation the answer is simple. The pn23 vaccine is given once to adults after the age of 65 and may be given a second time if the a first dose was given before 65. Some chronic medical conditions where the immune system is impaired may lead to additional doses on a case by case basic. Info is available at the cdc website: www.Cdc.Gov.
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