Is it necessary to get the seven-valent pneumonia vaccine?

The seven-valent pneumococcal vaccine is a must-have in foreign countries and Hong Kong. It can help children better improve their body resistance. Every year, many children die from pneumonia. This is mainly because children’s body resistance is relatively weak and they cannot resist pneumonia infection in time. Therefore, for people with low immunity, it is necessary to get the seven-valent pneumococcal vaccine. I hope you can understand its importance.

Although the price of the seven-valent pneumococcal vaccine is relatively high, for the healthy growth of the baby, we hope that expectant mothers can appropriately give their babies the seven-valent pneumococcal vaccine in their lives. Now let us understand whether it is necessary to get the seven-valent pneumococcal vaccine.

The seven-valent pneumococcal vaccine is mainly necessary for the elderly or children who have low immunity and are more susceptible to illness. In addition to the vaccines prescribed by the state, hepatitis A and varicella vaccines are also best given to children.

Pneumococcus is one of the important causes of death worldwide and is the main cause of pneumonia, meningitis and otitis media. Pneumococcus often parasitizes in the nasopharynx of healthy people. About 40%-70% of people are carriers. When the body's immune function is reduced, the bacteria will take advantage of the opportunity to invade the lungs and cause pneumonia. Pneumococcal infection can be caused by one's own carriage of the bacteria. When one's resistance is reduced, the pneumococcus invades the lower respiratory tract and causes pneumonia. The second is infection from other people or patients who are carriers of the bacteria, causing pneumonia. In recent years, pneumococci have developed varying degrees of resistance to antibiotics, reaching 50% in some areas, making it difficult to treat pneumonia. Therefore, the emphasis should be on prevention of pneumonia, and vaccination against pneumonia is a good way to prevent it.

Prevnar vaccine (pneumococcal vaccine) is not only an investment in children's health, but also a good way to reduce the medical burden on society as a whole. Because the Prevnar vaccine is highly targeted, safe and effective, it is recommended that if financial resources permit, timely vaccination be given to children, especially those who were born prematurely, have low immunity, or have had repeated pneumonia, so that children can gain immunity against pneumococcus.

I believe that after reading this article, you should know that it is necessary to get the seven-valent pneumococcal vaccine, because this seven-valent pneumococcal vaccine is very helpful in preventing pneumonia. Nowadays, many elderly people are infected with pneumonia, mainly because they have not received relevant vaccines, so I hope everyone can get the seven-valent pneumococcal vaccine in their lives.