"The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other experts recommend that all seniors should be vaccinated against pneumonia, which is a one-time shot for most individuals, since seniors who get the seasonal flu are at risk for developing pneumonia as a complication."
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the post flu secondary pneumonia is usually caused by staph aureus. Maybe they have new numbers from recent epidemiology studies.
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of human pneumonia, often called pneumococcal pneumonia. They have two pneumococcal vaccines for Streptococcus pneumoniae:
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV), is a vaccine used to prevent Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) infections such as pneumonia and septicaemia. PNEUMOVAX 23, manufactured by Merck, is the currently licensed PPSV. This is for adults 65 years of age or older, adults with serious long-term health problems, smokers, and children older than 2 years with serious long-term health problems.
Streptococcus from Wikipedia is probably easier than Streptococci from the University of South Carolina med school.
This is for just the bacterial, streptococcal form of pneumonia?
They're talking about PNEUMOVAX 23. It's probably useless against any other types of pneumonia.
The streptococcal form is the one to most be concerned with?
Yes. Any corrections are always appreciated.
Once more, if you will.
Staph, also bacterial, is likely the most common pneumonia opportunist of influenza?
Strep, however, is likely a more serious infection and may also follow flu as pneumonia?
The pneumococcal vaccine will in most people protect against a strep form of pneumonia piggybacking a bout of flu?
I’m asking these because people opting out of yearly flu shots might opt in on a one-time pneumococcal vaccination.