Infants and
young children under the age of two are most vulnerable to serious infection
because they lack the ability to acquire immunity to the sugar (or
polysaccharide) that coats the bacteria, which older children can do once they
reach the age of two.
As a result, the
pneumococcal vaccine developed in a manner comparable to the Hib vaccine. A
harmless protein is connected to the pneumococcal polysaccharide. The
pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is the name given to this variant of the
vaccination. Once linked, young children may develop an immune reaction against
the polysaccharide. Pneumonia symptoms include a high fever, coughing, and
fast, difficult breathing.
·
Empyema
– pus between lung and chest wall
·
Sepsis
(bloodstream infections)
·
Meningitis
(inflammation of the lining of the brain)
·
Antibiotics
don’t always work
·
Disease
can be fatal
Benefits of the pneumococcal vaccine
In a major trial
of children injected with the vaccination, the pneumococcal vaccine was found
to be highly successful in avoiding serious pneumococcal illness (meningitis,
bloodstream infections, and pneumonia).
A second type of
pneumococcal vaccination, known as the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine,
protects against more types of pneumococcus (23 types), but lacks the benign
protein, therefore it is usually used in elderly persons or those who are at
higher risk for pneumococcus.
The side effects of the pneumococcal vaccine
After receiving
the pneumococcal vaccine, children may experience soreness or swelling where
the shot was given, as well as low-grade fever, decreased appetite, and
irritability. One in every hundred
children will suffer a high fever.
Young children
who receive both the pneumococcal vaccine and the inactivated flu vaccine
(shot) may be more likely to have a seizure linked with a high fever, known as
a febrile seizure. Although frightening, febrile seizures have no long-term
consequences.
Adults who are
categorised in below points should get the pneumococcal vaccine (conjugate and
polysaccharide):
·
65
years and older are at high risk of pneumococcal infections
·
without
a functioning spleen
·
immune
compromised by disease, chemotherapy or steroids
·
HIV
positive-
·
smoke
or alcoholic
·
heart
or lung disease, liver disease, asthma, diabetes or cancer
Dr.Vipin Jain is one of the Best Child
Doctors in Noida. With the care
of newborn babies, Dr.Vipin Jain provides the best healthcare services and Vaccination for adults in Noida. Book an appointment
or find a walk-in clinic today. All the vaccines are currently
available for eligible patients of all ages.
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