Protection: The pcv vaccine protects against pneumococcal germ which is associated with meningitis. This is an infection of the brain that can cause pain, fever and sometimes seizures. The germ can also cause pus to form in joints in a child. The germ was one of the common causes of ear infections so it can also help reduce that too. Vaccine is not live. Always small chance redness at site and fever (rare)
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Anti-bacterial vacn: The pneumococci are a family of bacteria that commonly infect humans but may live quietly in your throat and airway. When aggressive,they can cause pneumonia, invade the blood, infect joints and bone, infect the brain and mame or kill. The PVC vaccine contain lab created material that helps the body build antibodies to many strains of the germ.It hurts for a while and causes fever in some.
Answered 8/30/2015
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