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Pneumococcal vaccine
Pneumococcal vaccine is an immunization which is a kind of immune system affecting drug.
Dr. Jeffrey Pollard reviewed this
23 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
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A 55-year old female asked:
What are benefits of pneumococcal vaccine.
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A member asked:
How important is the pneumococcal vaccine for my baby?
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A 37-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of a reaction to pneumococcal vaccine?
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A 38-year old asked:
How normal is it normal to have pain after a pneumococcal vaccine?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Reaction to pneumococcal vaccine?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is dangerous about the prevnar (pneumococcal vaccine) vaccine?
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A 68-year old female asked:
I had the pneumovax vaccine 5 years ago. Do I need the new pneumococcal vaccine?
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A 49-year old male asked:
Does a pneumococcal vaccine give complete immunity agst pneumonia and does it last life long? Thx
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A 45-year old asked:
Should i be concerned if my son is 16 months & so far not recd pneumococcal vaccine. Can he now get it?
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A member asked:
I'm allergic pneumovax, would I prevnar (pneumococcal vaccine) 13?
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A 25-year old asked:
Can you get pneumonia from a child who just got the prevnar (pneumococcal vaccine) vaccine?
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A member asked:
If people received their pneumococcal vaccine, does that provide any protection for developing pneumonia from coronavirus?
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A 42-year old asked:
What is pneumococcal vaccine? Does it treat streptococcus pneumoniae?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Pneumococcal vaccine allergy?
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A 49-year old asked:
What happens if a child got 2 prevnar (pneumococcal vaccine) vaccines between the age of 2-11 months old but then didn't follow up with the third?
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A 30-year old male asked about a male:
Pneumococcal Vaccine Timing: How should Pneumococcal conjugate 13 and Pneumococcal polysaccharide 23 be given (order AND wait)? PCV7 given as a child.
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A 44-year old male asked:
Prevnar (pneumococcal vaccine) 13 vaccine has diphtheria proteins in it. Does Prevnar (pneumococcal vaccine) 13 vaccine protect against pneumococcus and diphtheria? Thank-you!
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A 51-year old female asked:
Is the Pneumococcal vaccine, either kind, effective for frequent strep throats? Can it cause die-off reactions from the strep bacteria?
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A 31-year old asked:
How can you safely give chicken pox vaccine and pneumococcal vaccine together?
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A 44-year old male asked:
I am 46 year old male with asthma. My dr. suggest I get a pneumococcal vaccine. Pharmacy has Prevnar 13 and Pneumovax 23, what vaccine is better?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Why is pneumococcal vaccine not given to all healthy adults 19-64, much like the flu vaccine? Why is it restricted and given only to"high risk" adults
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A 29-year old male asked about a male:
After receiving pentavalent and pneumococcal vaccine in the leg 1 week ago a hard mass formed under the skin in place of shut of 1 of two vaccines.
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A 42-year old female asked:
What pneumococcal vaccine is recomended for Pulmonary Hypertension, PCV13 or PPSV23? And with an autoimmune disease?
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A 65-year old female asked:
Had PPV shot @ 10 am Thurs 12 weeks after Prevnar (pneumococcal vaccine) 13 at pharm. Arm is sore & swollen several inches below injection area. Going down. Ice or heat?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Hi. I have Systematic Lupus Erythematosus but have not been on chronic medication of it for about 9 years and got a pneumococcal vaccine then too.Corona- I feel fine but should I see a doctor to asses self quarantine opts or get another vaccination?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Does pneumococcal vaccine prevent ear and sinus infection in healhty adults (e.G., no underlying chronic disease)?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Is it ok to get the Hep A, Hep B, MMR, Varicella, and Prevnar (pneumococcal vaccine) 13 vaccines at the same time? If there is side effects, how quickly would they occur?
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A 52-year old female asked:
I have Primary Immune Deficiency, MS, POTS, RA, Raynauds, etc... no response to pneumovax or prevnar (pneumococcal vaccine). ANAs always neg. Sero-negative. Please help!
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A 21-year old asked:
Should I give my child a pneumococcal meningitis vaccine?
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A 35-year old asked:
If my son has had pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (ppv), what will he be immune to?
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