MARK PROBERT wrote in a message to SUE ALEXANDER:
SA>     The pneumonia shot is only a vaccine to one of the common
SA>bacteria that cause pneumonia (named Streptococcus pneumoniae).  You
SA>may still get pneumonia if you get the shot, just like you may still
SA>get the flu if you get a flu shot... it would just be caused by
SA>something other than what you were vaccinated against.  If you have
SA>major medical concerns like asthma or immune difficulties the shot
SA>may be useful (talk to your doctor), but for most healthy adults
SA>under 65 or so it is not considered that useful. 
MP> Well, not exactly. If you are someone who seems to get sick and it
MP> lasts  and lasts, a flu shot makes good sense.
     Um, I was talking about the pneumonia vaccine.  Pray tell...what is the 
point you were trying to convey here?
     Sue
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