56% of people in Ireland were unaware of Pneumococcal as a vaccine preventable disease.5
GET VACCINATED
The pneumo vaccine (PPV23), is recommended for:1
Everyone aged 65 years or older.
Those aged 2 or over in at-risk groups, such as those with long-term medical conditions including:
- Diabetes
- Chronic heart disease
- Chronic lung disease
- Chronic liver or kidney disease
- Chronic neurological disease
- Children aged over 2 years and under 5 years of age with a history of invasive pneumococcal disease
- Coeliac disease
- Down Syndrome
- Immune deficiency because of a disease or treatment, including cancer patients
- HIV infection
- Cochlear implants or are about to get cochlear implants
- Absent spleen or a non-functioning spleen
- CSF leaks, either congenital or complicating skull fractures or neurosurgery
- Intracranial shunt
If you are age 65
years or older, you
only need a single
dose of the vaccine.6
If you are aged
between 2 and 64,
two doses may be
needed, spaced at
least 5 years apart.6
You can get the
pneumo vaccine at
the same time as
the flu vaccine or
COVID-19 vaccine.6
Speak to your doctor,
practice nurse or
pharmacist for
vaccine information.
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?
Visit our frequently asked questions
Or speak to your doctor, practice nurse or
pharmacist about pneumococcal vaccination.
1. HSE Pneumococcal Disease – Vaccine (Accessed September 2024)
2. HPSC-Infectious Disease Notifications in Ireland 2019-2023 (Accessed September 2024)
3. HSE Pneumococcal Disease – Disease & Vaccine (Accessed September 2024)
4. Kyaw MH, et. al. J Infect Dis. 2005 Aug 1;192(3):377-86
5. B&A Research (MSD Data on File 2023. The research was commissioned by MSD Ireland and carried out by Behaviour and Attitudes on a sample population of 1,458 adults in Ireland.)
6. HSE Pneumococcal Disease – Vaccine for people at risk (Accessed September 2024)
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