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Vaccine Information STATEMENTMany Vaccine Information Statements are available in Spanish and other languages. See Hojas de informaci n sobre vacunas est n disponibles en espa ol y en muchos otros idiomas. Visite Depar tment of Health and Human Ser vices Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Some people should not getthis Vaccine Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13) What You Need to Know Why get vaccinated?1 Vaccination can protect both children and adults from Pneumococcal disease. Pneumococcal disease is caused by bacteria that can spread from person to person through close contact. It can cause ear infections, and it can also lead to more serious infections of the: Lungs (pneumonia), Blood (bacteremia), and Covering of the brain and spinal cord (meningitis). Pneumococcal pneumonia is most common among adults . Pneumococcal meningitis can cause deafness and brain damage, and it kills about 1 child in 10 who get it.
Adults 65 years or older who have not already received a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine should receive either: - a single dose of PCV15 followed by a dose of PPSV23, or - a single dose of PCV20. Your health care provider can give you more information.
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