No, it is a vaccine against Pneumococcus infection (Streptococcus pneumoniae). The vaccine will also reduce the chances of the meningitis this bug causes, as well as sepsis (particularly if your are HIV positive). Its also one of the trigger organisms for septic arthritis. You don't seem to understand the difference between infection and illness, despite a recent Pandemic where lay folk, like yourself, were bombarded with technical terminology. You are still prone to getting viral pneumonia. You are still prone to bacterial pneumonia due to Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus ("Staph aureus") and its better known cousin MRSA. One of the odd effects of the vaccine is a phenomenon called serotype replacement. S. pneumoniae is known to have at least 100 serotypes (variations distinguished by antigen variation). Current vaccines cover 13-23 of these. Next generation vaccines will broaden the range. Vaccination can cause selection of other serotypes, ie previously minor serotypes become important, due to herd immunity brought about by the prevailing vaccines. We are at a state of constant war with the microbial world. All of these bacteria, including S. pneumoniae, are what's called "commensals", but also opportunistic pathogens. What that means is we all have them, on our skin, on our mucosal linings. Most of us are asymptomatic carriers. In hospital, patients in ICU often develop bacterial pneumonia. These same bugs can also cause other serious diseases, in odd ways. My mother is a paraplegic due to S. aureus, one of the common skin bugs. This is the bug that most often is the cause of infection in a cut or wound. My mother underwent a routine colonoscopy, and 2 years later, was suddenly rendered a paraplegic as a result of this infection (when combined with a pain killer to treat the sore back she was experiencing at the time, likely infection arose during retrieval of a polyp for biopsy). You referred to travel in the plural, not the singular. You've done this before, made mistakes in basic English syntax, redolent of a non-native English speaker. Give your use of a Russian user name, I have always assumed you are of Slavic origin, a first or second generation immigrant. rather than Or The good news is now you have had a pneumococcus vaccination, you won't ever need another, and save a bit of money. Not sure the world needed to know that you prefer non-risky homosexual behaviour over risky homosexual behaviour, but whatever makes you happy. I hope he's happy as well. In regions where Hepatitis B is common, most people who are infected have been infected since birth. Before 1985, most community acquired infections were through tattoos and contaminated blood supplies and contaminated blood products. The major source were blood products derived from US convicts, and then exported. This wasn't in the form of whole blood, but mostly products such as plasma and purified clotting factors. Pneumococcus vaccination is highly recommended for anyone aged over 65 years. Unless you are literally a Howard Hughes like hermit, vaccination is still a good idea, because you will come into contact with a carrier.
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