What is it about?
Most cases of pneumonia are caused by a bacterial infection. With modern treatment (including antibiotics) most patients will recover, but the long term consequences (5-10 years) can be severe. Therefore it is important to prevent these infections by vaccination. The current vaccines are effective, but still can (and will) be improved.
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Perspectives
We don't have a vaccine available to protect against all forms of pneumonia. That is and will be the long term prespective.
Prof Ger T Rijkers
University College Roosevelt
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This page is a summary of: Triptych of the Hermit Saints: pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines for the elderly, Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, March 2018, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s130405.
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