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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 49 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Support immune health 15 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 8 4 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Vaccine 5 2 Efficacy_cant_tell
Temporary Pneumonia Immunization 4 1 Efficacy_major
I am a high risk patient 3 1 Efficacy_major

See all 90 patients currently taking Pneumococcal Vaccine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 3
None
 16

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Pneumococcal Vaccine

Localized muscle ache 2
Soreness in arm the next day 2
Fever 1
Muscle pain in arms and legs after doing anything with them for short periods of time 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Pneumococcal Vaccine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 9   Course of treatment ended: 56%
Not indicated 8   Not indicated: 50%
Other 2   Other: 13%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 6%

See all 16 patients who’ve stopped taking Pneumococcal Vaccine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Pneumococcal Vaccine

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

Stopped Taking Pneumococcal Vaccine

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Pneumococcal Vaccine

Always
 17 85%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 2 10%
Never
 1 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Pneumococcal Vaccine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 20 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Pneumococcal Vaccine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 8%
< $25
 12 92%

Report created on February 11, 2012.