Children age 4 years and younger get this vaccine. You may also get it if you had your spleen removed, have a weak immune system, or have other health problems. This protection may weaken after 5 to 10 years, but more doses of the vaccine may not boost protection. You can get the vaccine at a public health office in your area. You may also be able to get it from your doctor or pharmacist. Side effects may include:. Some people may have a rare but serious allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. If anaphylaxis happens, you will get medicine to treat the symptoms.
Call Health Link at to report any serious or unusual side effects. You can still get the vaccine if you have a mild illness, such as a cold or fever. Always tell your healthcare provider if you have allergies or if you have had a side effect from a vaccine in the past. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link. Vaccines and Preventable Diseases.
Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate. Minus Related Pages. Incomplete Schedule. For a child with any of these conditions: Chronic heart disease Chronic lung disease, including asthma if treated with high-dose oral corticosteroid therapy Diabetes mellitus Cerebrospinal fluid leaks Cochlear implant s.
Give the second dose at least 8 weeks after the first. For a child with any of these conditions: Sickle cell disease or other hemoglobinopathies Anatomic or functional asplenia Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency HIV infection Chronic renal failure or nephrotic syndrome Iatrogenic immunosuppression, including radiation therapy Leukemia or lymphoma Hodgkin disease Generalized and metastatic malignancies Solid organ transplant.
For a child with any of these conditions: Cerebrospinal fluid leaks Cochlear implant s. Children at risk of pneumococcal infections can have the PPV vaccine from the age of 2 years onwards. The PPV vaccine is not very effective in children under the age of 2. Both types of pneumococcal vaccine encourage your body to produce antibodies against pneumococcal bacteria. Antibodies are proteins produced by the body to neutralise or destroy disease-carrying organisms and toxins.
More than 90 different strains of the pneumococcal bacterium have been identified, although most of these strains do not cause serious infections. The childhood vaccine PCV protects against 13 strains of the pneumococcal bacterium, while the adult vaccine PPV protects against 23 strains.
The introduction of this vaccine into the NHS childhood vaccination schedule has resulted in a large reduction in pneumococcal disease. Both types of pneumococcal vaccine are inactivated or "killed" vaccines and do not contain any live organisms. They cannot cause the infections they protect against. Find out more about why vaccination is safe and important.
Occasionally, you or your child may need to delay having the pneumococcal vaccine or avoid it completely. If there's been a confirmed severe allergic reaction anaphylaxis to the pneumococcal vaccine or any ingredient in the vaccine, it may not be possible for you to have it. But if it was only a mild reaction, such as a rash, it's generally safe to have the vaccine.
If you or your child are mildly unwell at the time of the vaccination, it's safe to have the vaccine. Minus Related Pages. CDC recommends routine pneumococcal conjugate vaccination for: All babies and children younger than 2 years old People 2 years or older with certain medical conditions CDC recommends routine pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination for: All adults 65 years or older People 2 through 64 years old with certain medical conditions Adults 19 through 64 years old who smoke cigarettes.
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