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I Am 67 Years Old And Have Had My Pnuemonia

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Posted on Sun, 29 Mar 2020
Question: I am 67 years old and have had my pnuemonia vaccines. I'm just wondering if the pnuemonia vaccine will in any way prevent the coronavirus from becoming pnuemonia?
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Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain (30 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Pneumonia vaccine does not have any infection role in corona.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
Pneumonia vaccine is actually used against bacterial pneumonia and Corona is a viral disease and entirely different characteristics from common pneumonia.
Pneumonia vaccine will not have any role in Corona Infection and it will not give any protection from Corona as well.
Hope I have answered your query.
Thanks
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I Am 67 Years Old And Have Had My Pnuemonia

Brief Answer: Pneumonia vaccine does not have any infection role in corona. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for the query. Pneumonia vaccine is actually used against bacterial pneumonia and Corona is a viral disease and entirely different characteristics from common pneumonia. Pneumonia vaccine will not have any role in Corona Infection and it will not give any protection from Corona as well. Hope I have answered your query. Thanks