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Would getting a pneumonia vaccine possibly prevent getting bronchitis so often? i don't smoke, don't have asthma, am only 43, but get bronchitis a lot

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Not necessarily: The prevnar vaccine can help you develop some resistance to that particular group of germs. However, bronchitis is usually triggered by unrelated viruses and or environmental triggers.

Answered 4/3/2017

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