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My husband has to get the pneumovax vaccine every 5 years because due to an accident he does not have a spleen. they have always injected the it into his stomach, but this year the injection was done in his left arm. will this make a difference?
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No: The immune system recognizes the shot in either location & responds. It is actually usually given in the deltoid muscle of the upper arm.
Answered 5/7/2020
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