Pneumonia jab

[Gemini]

I have noticed several of you mentioning the pneumonia jab.
I was wondering how many of you have had this?
Neither OH nor I have.

When I had my first flu jab at the GP surgery 18 months ago they mentioned I could have had it, but they didn't have any in!
It has never been mentioned since.

[Daisy]

Gem, I think it's offered to anyone over 65 and I was told it's a one-off vaccination. It covers bacterial pneumonia.

I personally think it's worth having - we lost a friend to complications of pneumonia some years ago. He was a fit, healthy man in his late 60s, never smoked, etc but still died of complications from pneumonia.

[Oma]

Im not 65 till June but been offered it on Thursday ,
I have been getting a flu Jab for at least 5 years ,
B had his Pneumonia Jab several years ago because of the Cancer ,

[Lizzie48]

We get them here if you are born before 1946.

[Nanto2girls]

I've had mine. Can't remember when though.
I know its a one off jab. next time i have to go to the clinic i'll ask when i had it.
They did it when i had one of my flu jabs.

[Gemini]

Whenever we get to see doctors in real time I will ask about it. I didn't have my flu jab at the surgery last October but via the local pharmacy and flu jabs were all they were there to do, so I couldn't ask then.

[Daisy]

Nanto - I think my OH had his with some other injection - I think it was for Shingles. That's also a one-off injection.

[aggie]

I had mine years ago , but was under the impression it lasted ten years , i hope im wrong i thinking that .

[Gemini]

I had heard it was a one off injection Aggie.

[Plantaholic]

Just looked and it said no booster required.

[Daisy]

I had mine years ago , but was under the impression it lasted ten years , i hope im wrong i thinking that .

Good news, then - no booster needed.

[aggie]

That’s great 🙂 , one less jab !

[aggie]

Thanks for all the reassurance

[Sum1Ls]

I had mine in 2010. And in 2018 I got pneumonia. Just saying!

[Gemini]

Oh dear Sum1 ☹️