Pneumonia and influenza vaccine should be injected together

Recently, many of the flu vaccine inoculation. Although the flu vaccine only for one year, but people willing to accept, and one to five years of the pneumonia vaccine is Shaorenwenjin.

U.S. media reported on October 17, U.S. experts issued reports that many weak physical resistance or people of lower in after a flu prone to complications such as pneumonia, the disease pneumonia vaccine inoculation at the same time, to achieve better The preventive effect. Experts pointed out that for the elderly, pneumonia caused by higher mortality rates than the general population 3-4 times. Especially those who had suffered from heart disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases, as well as smokers, suffering from pneumonia after more prone to life-threatening. Experts on "23-valent pneumococcal conjugate polysaccharide vaccine," the long-term clinical observation, the results showed that influenza and pneumonia vaccination at the same time the vaccine can produce superposition of protection. Statistics show that vaccination of people after hospitalization and mortality rates are reduced more than half.

China's Ministry of Health Advisory Committee on Immunization planning experts even members of the East Diao professor in an interview with reporters, said: "China in the implementation of the pneumonia vaccine, but also at'23 pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine '. It contains a major cause of pneumonia and sepsis 23 pneumococcal, 90 percent of the pneumococcal have immunity, so called 'multi-price'. 15 days after inoculation can produce protective antibodies, the period of protection for at least five years; necessary, in the sixth year, can also re - Inoculated first. "

Professor Diao, China's pneumonia vaccine is still relatively small, for two reasons: First, people understand the pneumonia vaccine was not the second is the price. Influenza vaccine more than 60 yuan each, while pneumonia vaccine needs more than 200 yuan. But Diao professor pointed out that the pneumonia vaccine at least five years, this Suanxia Lai need more than 40 yuan a year, still very worthwhile.

As early as in March 1988, the World Health Organization on the proposal, for all the elderly and all high-risk groups were given pneumonia vaccine.

Diao, said, pneumonia high-risk groups include: the frail; elderly people over the age of 65; repeated attacks on respiratory diseases, including sinusitis, otitis media; pulmonary disease, heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, diabetes and other chronic patients; vicious Patients with cancer, immune system dysfunction, etc.; determined to carry out immunosuppressive therapy. These people should be vaccinated pneumonia vaccine. 2001 in any season can be vaccinated pneumonia vaccine. After the vaccination, only a small number of people vaccinated will appear site pain and redness, and other minor reaction; less than 1 percent of the vaccinated persons will appear low heat, but in 23 days, will be able to resume.