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What is Pneumococcal Vaccine?

The most common cause of pneumonia in the United States is the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus. The pneumococcal vaccine is the best way to prevent infection with pneumococcus. It does not protect against viral pneumonia.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Improve immune function 16 5
General health 15 3
Other 8 3
Pneumonia prevention 2 0
Temporary Pneumonia Immunization 1 1
am HIV + 1 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 18%
None
9 82%

Most commonly reported side effects

localized muscle ache
2 18%
sore arm the next day
1 9%
Fever
1 9%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Pneumococcal Vaccine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
2 100% Course of treatment ended: 100%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Pneumococcal Vaccine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Pneumococcal Vaccine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
1
2
17
9
6

Stopped Taking Pneumococcal Vaccine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
0
0
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
10 91%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 9%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
11 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
7 64%

Report created on November 20, 2009.