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Pneumococcus vaccination
Vaccination against pneumococcal infection is the only effective way to prevent diseases caused by pneumococcal bacteria.
Vaccination against pneumococcal disease is mandatory in many countries of the world for children from 2 months. In Ukraine, pneumococcal vaccination was not included in the national vaccination schedule approved by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. Accordingly, protection against pneumococcal infection in Ukraine is available only to those people who were vaccinated independently in private clinics.
Adults who have not been vaccinated yet, should be vaccinated once with the next revaccination after the age of 65.
How dangerous is a pneumococcal infection:
- Pneumococcus is a frequent cause of pneumonia, otitis, meningitis and other purulent inflammatory lesions
- Pneumococcus is resistant to antibiotics. 50% of modern antibiotics do not destroy pneumococcus, and therefore do not treat inflammation.
Therefore, vaccination against pneumococcal infection is an important protection against severe lesions.
For vaccination against pneumococcal infection, the Prevenar 13 vaccine (Pfizer, Belgium) is used in the LuxMedic Clinic.
Prevenar 13 contains protection against 13 types of pneumococci. The vaccine is injected once into the deltoid muscle of the forearm.
The Prevenar 13 vaccine is not a live vaccine, so it can be combined with any other vaccines.
Get you vaccination at LuxMedic Clinic
LuxMedic Clinic provides pneumococcal vaccination services in Kyiv. It is necessary to consult a doctor before any vaccination. The cost of vaccination at the LuxMedic Clinic includes a doctor's consultation before the procedure.
F. A. Q.
- There are no restrictions in respect of food, drinks, procedures and manipulations;
- Additional analyzes are not required;
- If you have now any acute disease or an chronic disease in acute stage, you can be vaccinated the next day after the end of the manifestations;
- IT IS POSSIBLE to combine flu vaccination with other vaccines on the same day, LuxMedic Clinic doctors will select the vaccination schedule you need
- The client fills out consent for vaccination;
- Doctor in LuxMedic Clinic examines the Client, has conversation about medical and health history , measures the body temperature;
- The vaccine is injected into the forearm of the left hand (or the hand on which the person does not sleep);
- The client receives a certificate of vaccination and international passport of vaccinations, which can be obtained at the LuxMedic Clinic after the vaccination.
- there are no lifestyle restrictions
- you can contact others people, maintain your usual lifestyle;
- the injection site can be wetted with water, but preferably not rubbed with a towel or clothes.
- A local reaction after vaccination can be observed in 10% of vaccinations and manifest itself (increase, swelling, redness of the injection site) lasts 1-5 days;
- General reaction like fever, headache, fatigue (tiredrness) consider to be normal reaction during 1-5 days
- In case of fever and temperature over 38*C you can take over-the-counter (OTC) medicine, such as ibuprofen, paracetomol.
- Such a reaction is normal within 1-3 days;
- If you find any other side effects, please contact your doctor or clinic to get doctor's appointment