WHO SHOULD RECEIVE PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE?
Adults • All adults aged 55 years and older and adults of all ages with previous serious pneumococcal infections such as meningitis or sepsis (infection in the blood) or with long-term illnesses that are associated with a high risk of getting pneumo-coccal disease, including those with heart or lung diseases, diabetes, alcoholism, cirrhosis, or leaks of cerebrospinal fluid (CS). • Adults with diseases that lower the body’s resistance to infections or who are taking drugs that lower the body’s resistance to infections, including those with abnormal function or removal of the spleen, Hodgkin’s disease, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, kidney failure, nephrotic syndrome, or conditions such as organ transplantation. • Adults with and without symptoms who are infected with the AIDS virus (HIV infection). Children • Children 2 years-of-age and older with previous serious pneumococcal infections such as menin-gitis or sepsis (infection in the blood) or with long-term illnesses that are associated
