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A 56-year-old male asked:

Can you be on antibiotics when you get the pneumonia shot. because i am in stage 4 of sarcoidosis and copd?

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Yes: The pneumonia vaccine is effective even if you're on antibiotics and have COPD or sarcoidosis.

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