 Health Guide Drug Guide Pneumococcal vaccine Pneumococcal vaccine is an immunization againstStreptococcus pneumoniae, a bacterium that frequently causes meningitis and pneumonia in the elderly, and people with chronic illnesses. Pneumococcal pneumonia accounts for 10 to 25% of all pneumonias. 
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