Factsheet: Prevent Pneumococcal Disease in Adults (English, Spanish)
Factsheet: Prevent Pneumococcal Disease in Adults (English, Spanish)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Factsheet provides key information about pneumococcal disease, including symptoms, diagnoses, treatment, and the vaccines available to prevent it. CDC recommends getting vaccinated against pneumococcal disease if you are age 65 or older or if you are age 19 through 64 and at increased risk of pneumococcal disease. The factsheet is available in English here: Prevent Pneumococcal Disease in Adults | CDC and in Spanish here: Cómo prevenir la enfermedad neumocócica en los adultos | CDC.