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It is widely believed that in this changing weather and growing pollution seniors should get themselves inoculated with pneumococcal vaccine. Is this advisable.
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Yes they should. It will be okay.
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Not required in adults because for adults there are enough exposure since birth and so antibodies formation in body occur without vaccination
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