Adults: Protect Yourself with Pneumococcal Vaccines

"Each year in the United States, pneumococcal disease kills thousands of adults, including 18,000 adults 65 years or older.  Thousands more end up in the hospital because of pneumococcal disease. Pneumococcal disease can cause severe infections of the lungs (pneumonia), bloodstream (bacteremia), and lining of the brain and spinal cord (meningitis). The best way to prevent pneumococcal disease is by getting vaccinated.
There are two vaccines that can prevent pneumococcal disease:

• PCV13 (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine)
• PPSV23 (pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine) 
• Adult pneumococcal vaccines