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PNEUMONIA

What is Pneumonia?
Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae. This pneumococaal bacteria can also cause other diseases such as septicaemia (blood poisoning) and a type of bacterial meningitis. The pneumonia vaccine protects against these and other diseases caused by the pneumococcal bacteria.

The vaccine is offered to those people deemed as “at risk” by the Department of Health.

The “at risk” groups include:

• Patients 65 years and over
• COPD
• Heart Disease
• Diabetes
• Chronic Renal Disease
• Immunosuppression due to treatment of disease
• Stroke
• Chronic liver disease including cirrhosis
• Patients living in a nursing or residential home

Asthma is excluded unless symptoms are severe.

The current guideline is that the vaccine does not need to be repeated unless the individual is deemed as “higher risk” due to certain medical conditions. The vaccine is available throughout the year but can also be safely administered at the same time as the flu vaccine.

Clinics for pneumonia vaccines are held at both Arbroath House and William Brown Centre.