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Another article about the Pneumonia Vaccine and COVID,

“ In summary, these researchers stated ‘the reduced risk of COVID-19 among PCV13 recipients, transiently attenuated by antibiotic exposure, suggests pneumococci may interact with SARS-CoV-2.’

Recently, a study published by Mayo Clinic researchers also reported a strong association between pneumococcal vaccination and protection against COVID-19.

Published in the journal Nature on February 26, 2021, this exploratory study analyzed immunization records from 137,037 individuals who received SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests.

This study found that polio, Haemophilus influenzae type-B, measles-mumps-rubella, Varicella, PCV13, geriatric Flu vaccine, and hepatitis A/hepatitis B vaccines administered in the past 1, 2, and five years were associated with decreased SARS-CoV-2 infection rates.

Furthermore, age, race/ethnicity, and blood group stratified analyses reveal significantly lower SARS-CoV-2 infection rate among black individuals who have taken the PCV13 vaccine, with a relative risk of 0.45 at the five year time horizon (n: 653, 95% CI (0.32, 0.64), p-value: 6.9e−05).

‘There are prior studies highlighting mechanisms of activation of broad immune signaling pathways by vaccines, which might also be providing protection against SARS-CoV-2. This nonspecific innate response conferring protection to other infections is termed as ‘trained immunity,’ concluded this study.

The Mayo Clinic trained immunity finding may help explain why children are seldom admitted to hospitals for COVID-19.”

Thanks for posting that about the Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13). Interestingly, I had Pneumovax-23 which has shown no effect on COVID, then I had Prevnar 13 (which is a PCV13), followed by a second shot of Pneumovax-23. I’m not sure how that happened. Anyway, that’s really good news from the Kaiser Permanente study: Among adults ages 65 years old and older, those who received the pneumonia vaccine PCV13 had:
• 35% lower incidence of COVID-19 diagnosis
• 32% lower incidence of COVID-19 hospitalization
• 32% lower incidence of COVID-19 death

Those are huge reductions!

Between the COVID vax, the PCV13, and my supplant & vitamin regimen, I should be in good shape. Now if I could only turn back the clock (turned 70 a few weeks back).