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What is Pneumococcal Disease? Do you need Pneumococcal Vaccination? What can I do? What are the symptoms? Are you at risk?

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Pneumococcal disease is a bacterial infection. At times, it can lead to severe illnesses like¹

These infections can lead to hospitalization, long recovery time and other complications¹

PNEUMOCOCCAL BACTERIA SPREAD THROUGH COUGHING OR SNEEZING OR THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT, SUCH AS KISSING. NOT EVERYONE WHO CARRIES THE BACTERIA BECOMES ILL, SO IT’S POSSIBLE TO “CATCH” PNEUMOCOCCAL DISEASE FROM SOMEONE WHO APPEARS HEALTHY¹

1. Pneumococcal Disease: Facts About Pneumococcal Disease in Adults. [online] Available at:
https://www.nfid.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/patient-fact-sheet-l.pdf [Accessed 3 June 2021].