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Pneumonia Injection

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Pneumonia Injection I’ve just seen my GP and enquired about whether I would be having a flu jab again next winter, what with working in a school and my immunity probably still being low at that time. (BC nurse said to mention it).

He said yes, and that I should contact them in October to get my name onto the list. He also said that I should have the new pneumonia injection. You can either have them as a joint vaccine or seperately, also that it is not a live vaccine.

Just wondered it anyone else had heard about it or been offered it.

Saffire xx

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Hi Saffire,

I went for my flu jab last year and while I was waiting afterwards the nurse came out and asked me if I would like the pneumonia one. So I did - I would not let them inject into the side that had lymph nodes surgery and she said they could not do it in the same arm - so i bared by bum :). I was very happy to have been offered this - it is lifetime protection and as I have had pneumonia in the past I certainly didnt want that experience again.

There was no mention of a joint one then.

lol Dawnhc

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Saffire it’s been given to oldies for years [were you around in 1940s poster at GPsurgery]. I THINK it’s a once every 6 yrs jobby. You just get 2 jabs instead of one at flu do time.
If your immune system is weak you should get it.
Best wishes, dilly

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I’ve had them both. The pneumonia one protects against the dangerous forms and I was told it lasts for 10 years.

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I stated in my earlier post to this thread that I was told the pneumonia injection was a one off - lasts lifetime, so was puzzled at some references to it being every 10 years. This is a little bit of info found by googling that might help to clear this up:

How often should I get a pneumonia shot?

* 65 years and older - if this is your first immunization, you only receive it once.
* 65 years and older - if you have received an initial immunization before you turned 65, get a booster shot after you turn 65. There should be five years between the initial shot and a booster.
* 18-65 years - one immunization and then one booster after age 65, if five years have passed since the initial shot.

Dawnhc

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Thanks ladies for your replies. I think I’ll go for it and probably have the combined injection. Only 1 shot and in my ‘good’ arm. It took me 5 yrs to build up my immunity at school and prior to that it was never as low as the past year. So I’m expecting it to take a while to build up again.

Saffire x