Is pneumonia vaccine necessary for the elderly

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We all know that infants should be vaccinated regularly in a period of time after birth, and pneumonia vaccine is one of them. But we often have the question is the elderly pneumonia vaccine is necessary to play? The elderly vaccination pneumonia vaccine should pay attention to what?

Is pneumonia vaccine necessary for the elderly

First, the pneumonia vaccine is "23 valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine", which mainly prevents pneumococcal pneumonia. Pneumococcal infection is one of the important causes of death in the world, and is the main cause of pneumonia, meningitis and otitis media.

Second: the US has observed that 40-50 people are suffering from pneumococcal pneumonia every year, with a mortality of 5%-10%. Although effective antibiotics are used, pneumococcal infection can cause high incidence rate and mortality. Vaccination is expected to reduce the incidence rate and mortality of pneumococcal infection. Combined with influenza vaccine can increase the immune effect.

Third: the elderly can not fight. The first type of vaccine is a compulsory vaccine prescribed by the state, that is, compulsory immunization is also free of charge. It is the child in the future into nursery, school and even go abroad to have played with the vaccination certificate. Class II vaccines are all kinds of vaccines other than class I vaccines. They are self financed vaccines and are voluntary rather than compulsory.

matters needing attention

Pneumonia vaccine belongs to bacterial vaccine. We should pay attention not to be vaccinated when there are infectious diseases, such as fever, diarrhea, etc., not to be injected when hormone is applied, not to take a bath within 24 hours after vaccination, and to avoid smoking, drinking and eating spicy food within 72 hours after vaccination.