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New Pneumonia Vaccine recommendations
Who should get PPSV (pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine)?
  • All adults 65 years of age and older.
  • Anyone 2 through 64 years of age who has a longterm health problem such as:

    - heart disease
    - lung disease
    - sickle cell disease
    - diabetes
    - alcoholism
    - cirrhosis
    - leaks of cerebrospinal fluid or cochlear implant
  • Anyone 2 through 64 years of age who has a disease or condition that lowers the body’s resistance to infection, such as:

    - Hodgkin’s disease
    - lymphoma or leukemia
    - kidney failure
    - multiple myeloma
    - nephrotic syndrome
    - HIV infection or AIDS
    - damaged spleen, or no spleen
    - organ transplant
  • Anyone 2 through 64 years of age who is taking a drug or treatment that lowers the body’s resistance to infection, such as:

    - long-term steroids
    - certain cancer drugs
  • NEW THIS YEAR!
    Any adult 19 through 64 years of age who:


    - have radiation therapy under long-term steroids and certain cancer drugs
    - is a smoker
    - has asthma
For more info call us at 203.438.5555 or email info@ridgefieldvna.org

 

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