What is meningitis pneumonia vaccine called?

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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? What should old people pay attention to when vaccinating against pneumonia?

What is meningitis pneumonia vaccine called?

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 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.

Third: 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 using hormone, do not take a bath within 24 hours after vaccination, and pay attention to avoid smoking, drinking and eating spicy food within 72 hours after vaccination.

matters needing attention

After the injection, we should pay attention to the possibility of allergic reaction. If it appears, we should go to the hospital for treatment in time. If the elderly have serious cardiopulmonary dysfunction, we should be careful when injecting, and serious systemic reaction may occur.