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Pneumonia vaccine might have prevented such a death - depends on the individual, of course. This option appears to be less well-known than the flu vaccine (an
by dmckeon 9y ago
Pneumonia vaccine might have prevented such a death -
depends on the individual, of course. This option
appears to be less well-known than the flu vaccine
(and is only reccomended for some of the population).
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/pneumo/public/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/pneumo/public/index.html
- philjohn 9y agoThis. I didn't know about it, but the nurse at my GP practise nonchalantly said "Oh, since you're asthmatic you're eligible for the Pneumonia vaccine as well, I'll give it to you now if you want".
- beat 9y agoA health care system that isn't a cause of stark financial terror for the poor would have prevented his death. He didn't go to the doctor because he was poor and uninsured, until it was too late.