If you are over 60 it is strongly suggested you get a Pneumococcal vaccination. Many of the deaths

[Quixote1818]

in China start out with Coronavirus and then Pneumococcal sets in. See 5:30 mark of video below:

[dawg day]

1. I think I got that---

Certainly I got PRICKED a lot in the last dr. appt! I'll check to make sure.

[oldtime dfl_er]

2. I just got it

on Friday. My doc says it protects against 23 strains of pneumonia but NOT the coronavirus. Maybe this guy knows something she doesn't.

[OhNo-Really]

7. New strain of viral pneumonia not available

I’m getting a back up antibiotic because of extreme susceptibility to bacterial pneumonia.

Otherwise, I accept the outcome and have things in order just in case. I’m high risk because of hypertension and heart disorder caused by an infection.

I just want to sing in the angelic choir even if only allowed to pantomime ☺️

[Ms. Toad]

8. Nope.

Your doctor knows something this guy doesn't - the difference between COVID-19 pneumonia and bacterial pneumonia.

(It is possible to get a secondary bacterial pneumonia - BUT - that is not the pneumonia that the majority of COVID-19 patients have.)

[roamer65]

3. I'm 55, asked about it but they wouldn't give it to me.

[dawg day]

4. I do like Electronic Health Records--

Just went online to my dr's website, and affirmed that I had gotten the pneumonia vaccine last visit.

[dalton99a]

5. Great interview

[Ms. Toad]

6. Everything I've seen indicates the pneumonia is caused by the coronavirus; it is not

a secondary pneumococcal (bacterial) pneumonia. Just a couple of examples.

Per WHO: Do vaccines against pneumonia protect you against the new coronavirus?
No. Vaccines against pneumonia, such as pneumococcal vaccine and Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib) vaccine, do not provide protection against the new coronavirus.

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters

The natural progression of coronavirus symptoms has led many to ask whether the pneumonia vaccine, administered to millions of patients each year, might protect someone if they contract the virus.

The short answer is no, says Dr. Rachel Roper, associate professor of microbiology and immunology at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine.

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article240916181.html

[BigmanPigman]

9. I got that as I was leaving the hospital

AFTER almost dying from pneumonia but they told me the shot was for the kind that I didn't have (there is viral and bacterial the nurse told me). That was in 2007. Are there more effective vaccines out there now or should the one I got be good for the rest of my life??

[More_Cowbell]

13. I too got a pneumonia vaccine after having pneumonia

I don't know which kind the vaccine was. But this was in 2009, I was 49 and they told me it would be good for 5 years. Guess I'm overdue.

[BigmanPigman]

15. 5 years...uh oh.

I am going in to my primary doctor next week and didn't want to (paranoid about germs in doctors' offices) but maybe I'll ask him for a booster vaccine while I am there. I only needed an Rx refill but it has been a year and he insisted on seeing me in person. I'll call tomorrow and make sure they have a new vaccine waiting for me with my name on it. Thanks!

[KT2000]

10. Excellent interview, especially

the fact that CDC's budget has been cut so drastically.

[GulfCoast66]

11. Always good to get vaccinated. But history does not argue that it helps against a virus.

In the 1918 influenza almost all deaths were caused by viral pneumonia. Which hit fast. It greatly confused the doctors at the time who did not know viruses existed. They knew what bacterial pneumonia looked like very well saw it all the time.

But again. Your advice is good. Bacterial pneumonia is always a risk after an illness in the lungs.

Unfortunately at 53 I can’t get it. Otherwise I would.

[comradebillyboy]

12. Yes the flu and pneumonia are big killers of old folks.

I got my pneumonia shot and I get a flu shot every year. I want to live long enough to die of congestive heart failure just like my parents. I've got maybe twelve years to go based on my family genetics.

[Captain Zero]

14. I figure out a few things on my own ; got it 10 days ago

Met up with Aristus in the lounge, (he is an MD, folks)
And he said that was a good thing to do

He also said, in general, If there is a vaccine, get it.

[CountAllVotes]

16. I am not supposed to get vaccines

Its a big no no for me as I have multiple sclerosis.

I had a tetanus shot a few months ago (which I should not had as it was not necessary!) and it sickened me greatly.

Being I've been told not to get vaccinations because my immune system so unpredictable, I have to take my chances.

I do not believe they will have a vaccine for COV any time soon if ever.

Even after they discovered the cause of AIDS and have developed treatments for it, they still have NO vaccine for this virus either.

How many will die because of the lack of information and medical supplies (like face masks and test kits) will there be before people rise up?

This is one sad situation not just for the sick and elderly but for the entire USA!

[murielm99]

17. I received that shot last week,

and my husband got his today.

[leftyladyfrommo]

18. Why not? It can't hurt and it may help.

I got 2 shots at different times.