I’M HEALTHY….TALK TO ME ABOUT THE PNEUMONIA VACCINE

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I am 66 and am otherwise healthy.  Should I get the pneumovax (pneumonia vaccine)? Deb   MY RESPONSE: Pneumonia is the 5th leading cause of adults in the US, and 50% of these infections are due to Streptococcus pneumonia, the germ that the PNEUMOVAX enhances your immune response to. The PNEUMOVAX contains the 23 strains, …