Pneumonia vaccine lasts for the whole life. But this might not be if you have a lessened resistance in your body. Depending on your age and immunity, your doctor might ask you to take the vaccine once in 5 or more years

Pneumonia vaccine is given only once in life for all healthy people. For immuno compromised individuals, the medical practitioner might offer the same once in 5 or more years. If you are at 65 and if it had been more than 5 years since you got the vaccine last, you might be asked to take…

There are 2 variants of the vaccine. PPSV23 and PCV7. All contain the dead form of the bacteria. So they help in the production of antibodies that defend against the 23 types of pneumococcal bacteria

All of those who have a lessened body resistance should get this vaccine. It is mainly meant for those who have a lowered body resistance. PCV7 is for kids under 2 or under 5 and PPSV is for adults

Pneumonia vaccine helps in the protection against the onset of pneumonia that is caused by 23 different variants of pneumococcal bacteria. When the flu complicates, then you might be able to defend against the 23 serotypes of bacteria with ease if you have had the pneumonia vaccination at an earlier point of time

If you are suffering from pneumonia, the vaccine that is got after the contraction might not help. You have to take up medications as prescribed by a doctor. Both PCV7 and PPSV23 are not considered for treating the ailment

Pneumonia vaccine helps in protecting you from the invasion of 23 serotypes of bacteria. Even after getting it, there is a chance that you might contract the ailment due to a different variant of bacteria. The ailment is such contagious.

For otherwise healthy individuals, it can last for a lifetime. In case of people above 65 years of age, it is better to opt for a boost if its more than 5 years since the last pneumonia shot was got. For people with a lowered immunity, it is advocated once in 5 or more years

The general schedule is once in lifetime. In case the kid had missed to get the vaccine before 2 years of age, he can get PCV7 once before his 5the birthday. If the child is immuno suppressed, the doctor might ask you to get PPSV23 and PCV7

Pneumonia shot aims at defending against 23 serotypes of pneumococcal bacteria which are often the cause of the ailment. H1N1 is a virus that causes the 2009 h1n1 flu and is no where related to the pneumonia vaccination