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Will a pneumococcal vaccine help protect me against coronavirus?

Posted: 07 Mar 2020, 11:19
by Iniya Rajendran
As we know coronovirus patients die by developing pneumonia and other conditions. How about using pneumonia vaccines which is available? How effective it is to prevent Coronavirus Pneumonia?

Re: Will a pneumococcal vaccine help protect me against coronavirus?

Posted: 17 Mar 2020, 12:16
by Admin
Pneumonia vaccines including pneumococcal vaccine and Hib vaccine only help protect individuals from these particular bacterial infections. Vaccines from pneumonia, such as Hib. They do not protect them from any pneumonia of the coronavirus, like COVID-19 pneumonia.