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Question: H1N1 vaccination a "must" for thal.major patients ??

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flyaway:
Thanks for all your replies.
@ Waaled thanks for the warm welcome  :smiley

@Lena, by silicosis vaccination you mean: pneumococcus vaccine (preventing bacterial lung-infection)?
As you said I think it's more making panic than really dangerous. I already had my seasonal flu vaccination and wanted to do the pneumococcus as well but the doctors said that this vaccine would not prevent a viral lung-infection in a flu.
flyaway

Lena:
Yes, flyaway, that's it: pneumoniococcus vaccination - or as you said pneumococcus. I didn't know the correct term in english, though it's a greek word. Thal-majors do that vaccine here every five years and now with the H1N1 flu we have been told to proceed to do that too...

Lena.

flyaway:
Thanks Lena, I got my pneumoccocal vaccine only 29 years ago and it was never refreshed. Maybe I should ask to get it refreshed, as in Greece you get it every 5 years.
Best wishes

jade:
Hi there
Welcome to the site flyaway.  The pneumococcus vaccine needs to be renewed every five years, it lasts only five years.  My children had that vaccine because they were suffering from the flu too often and they had sore throat.

Take care
Jade

flyaway:
Thanks Jade for your warm welcome. It seems that I need to talk to my doctor about the pneumoccocal vaccine, it may be important especially now in winter-season.
Best wishes.

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