I read up on it since I was still confused. There are a lot of different stipulations depending on your previous pneumonia vaccine history. But in the case of someone over 65 who has never received any pneumonia vaccine it says to get one dose of PCV20 (a dose of PPSV23 is not indicated). OR one dose of PCV15 followed by one dose of PPSV23 at least 1 year later. I wonder which of the two options is better because certainly the first is easier.
I had the shingles shot a few years ago, and I’ve had MAC for much longer than that. I had no problems or side effects. Your doctor could tell you if he knows any reason you should get it, but the people I know who had shingles told me how bad it was. Very painful. Take care!
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I read up on it since I was still confused. There are a lot of different stipulations depending on your previous pneumonia vaccine history. But in the case of someone over 65 who has never received any pneumonia vaccine it says to get one dose of PCV20 (a dose of PPSV23 is not indicated). OR one dose of PCV15 followed by one dose of PPSV23 at least 1 year later. I wonder which of the two options is better because certainly the first is easier.
I had the shingles shot a few years ago, and I’ve had MAC for much longer than that. I had no problems or side effects. Your doctor could tell you if he knows any reason you should get it, but the people I know who had shingles told me how bad it was. Very painful. Take care!