glegolo18 Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Do anybody know if there is available Pneumonia-vaccin shots here in Thailand?? Am a bit afraid of catching pneumonia in my age really. I live in Isaan (Chaiyaphum) anywhere near here where I can find it. Do anybody know??? Thanks for any input Glegolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Yes, a few of my chums get flu jabs here........... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sheryl Posted November 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2023 It is available and all the private hospitals have it but not most government hospitals. you will need to recrive 2 different ones . PCV 15 followed a year later by PPSV23 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glegolo18 Posted November 4, 2023 Author Share Posted November 4, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Sheryl said: It is available and all the private hospitals have it but not most government hospitals. you will need to recrive 2 different ones . PCV 15 followed a year later by PPSV23 Fantastic thank you so much....... I will ask Queen Sirikit when I go back there 12th... glegolo Edited November 4, 2023 by glegolo18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Sheryl said: you will need to recrive 2 different ones . PCV 15 followed a year later by PPSV23 That's correct. But I know of a private hospital, popular with foreigners, that only offers the second one (and obviously doesn't tell people they should get the first one, too). So better ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puccini Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 5 hours ago, Sheryl said: It is available and all the private hospitals have it but not most government hospitals. you will need to recrive 2 different ones . PCV 15 followed a year later by PPSV23 Pneumonia vaccination seems to be recommended mostly for children. What would be the recommendation for an adult >70 who was told by his pneumologist after an extremely bad pneumonia in 2019 that his next pneumonia may well be his death and subsequently received a shot of Prevenar 13? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sheryl Posted November 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2023 8 hours ago, Puccini said: Pneumonia vaccination seems to be recommended mostly for children. What would be the recommendation for an adult >70 who was told by his pneumologist after an extremely bad pneumonia in 2019 that his next pneumonia may well be his death and subsequently received a shot of Prevenar 13? It is also recommended for persons over 65 (slightly different vaccine schedule) especially if they have any chronic conditions. If you received Prevnar 13 next step (at least 1 year later) is Pneumovax 23. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 I don't know how their prices compare to hospitals, but Medconsult (13, 23) https://www.medconsultasia.com/vaccinations/ and Thai Travel Clinic, Mahidol University (13, 15, 23) https://www.thaitravelclinic.com/cost.html have them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glegolo18 Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, glegolo18 said: Fantastic thank you so much....... I will ask Queen Sirikit when I go back there 12th... glegolo Sheryl, may I ask you. is the correct name of this first shot maybe, PCV 13 not PCV 15?? I do ask you again because I was at RAM in Chaiyaphum just now, and they said that they only have PCV 13 at a cost of 3.500B... And they have NO second shot at all.. They do NOT have PCV 15.. Is this the very same thing, or should I be vary here maybe?? Edited November 5, 2023 by glegolo18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 21 minutes ago, glegolo18 said: Sheryl, may I ask you. is the correct name of this first shot maybe, PCV 13 not PCV 15?? I do ask you again because I was at RAM in Chaiyaphum just now, and they said that they only have PCV 13 at a cost of 3.500B... And they have NO second shot at all.. They do NOT have PCV 15.. Is this the very same thing, or should I be vary here maybe?? They are different brands. Prevnar 13 covers 13 strains (PCV 13). (There is also a Prevnar 7 and Prevnar 20). Vaxneuvance covers 15 strains (PCV 15). (This is quite new. It was only released a couple of years ago. The manufacturers claim that the added serotypes 22F and 33F have become much more prevalent due to the widespread use of PCV 13) Pneumovax covers 23 (PCV 23). (This includes 22F and 33F from PCV 15.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) I have had the first one. At the Red Cross (Saovabha Immunization and Travel Clinic) in Bangkok. I simply walked in. If/when I ever visit Bangkok again I will get the second. Edited November 5, 2023 by VocalNeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 3 hours ago, glegolo18 said: Sheryl, may I ask you. is the correct name of this first shot maybe, PCV 13 not PCV 15?? I do ask you again because I was at RAM in Chaiyaphum just now, and they said that they only have PCV 13 at a cost of 3.500B... And they have NO second shot at all.. They do NOT have PCV 15.. Is this the very same thing, or should I be vary here maybe?? 13 in place of 15 is OK. Little difference but not that important (though 15 is the better of the 2). But you will need 23 a year later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david555 Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Sheryl said: It is also recommended for persons over 65 (slightly different vaccine schedule) especially if they have any chronic conditions. If you received Prevnar 13 next step (at least 1 year later) is Pneumovax 23. I got Pneumovax 23 at age 70 , and now at 75 a second Pneumovax , no bad implications by the vaccinations . Both when visiting my E.U. home country Edited November 5, 2023 by david555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPMMUU Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 How old are you, if I may ask? If you are older than 50 but not more than 65, you might need only one dose of Pneumovax23. If you are older than 65, you might need to receive the Prevnar13 vaccine first, and after 6 to 12 months, you can then get the Pneumovax23. Keep in mind that it's called the pneumo vaccine because it prevents infections caused by the bacteria known as Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus for short. Other causes of pneumonia are not prevented by this vaccine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puccini Posted November 6, 2023 Share Posted November 6, 2023 On 11/5/2023 at 4:23 AM, Sheryl said: ...If you received Prevnar 13 next step (at least 1 year later) is Pneumovax 23. Thank you, Sheryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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