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recommends the pneumococcal vaccine for anyone younger than two years old, anyone 65 or older, and some people between those ages, such as those who have lung conditions that already compromise their respiratory health or those who smoke.
There are two types of pneumococcal vaccines: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine , which protects against 13 types of pneumococcal bacteria, and pneumococcal polysaccharide , which protects against 23 types, the says. The type that’s best for you depends on your age and any health conditions you might have, so talk it through with your health care provider.Special circumstances might require additional vaccines on top of the ones routinely recommended for adults.We know you've got a ton of things to think about at this point in your life, but making sure you're up to date on your meningococcal vaccines is too important to forget., like meningococcal meningitis.
Although meningococcal meningitis has a different bacterial cause than the pneumococcal meningitis we mentioned above, the symptoms can be the same, thesays, including fever, headache, a stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, and confusion. The other most common type of meningococcal disease, a bloodstream infection known as septicemia, can cause symptoms like fatigue, fever, chills, cold hands and feet, vomiting, quick breathing, diarrhea, intense pain in areas like the muscles and chest, and a dark purple rash, the
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