Can pneumovax vaccine also prevent multiple organ failure?
With so many h1n1 infected people dying from multiple organ failure I started to think that pneumovax 23 (23 strains) could prevent bacteria in the lungs from invading the blood stream and causing multiple orgain failure… so my idea is that not only would pneumovax prevent bacterial pneumonia but also prevent multiple organ failure… any thoughts welcome I know H1N1 is a virus. I am talking on whether or not a pneumoccocal vaccine could not only prevent an opportunistic bacterial pneumonia from developing (sometimes even concommitant to a viral pneumonia) but also perhaps prevent an out of control bacterial infection from spreading to multiple organs as some people have experienced including a 24 yr old friend of mine who was ‘healthy’, athletic with no underlying condition and yet his body is being ravaged by both h1n1 and bacterial pneumonia while his doctors hope it wont spread or become resistant….
