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Get a Pneumonia Shot: Quick Guide to Healthy Living Pneumonia is a serious illness. It can lead to infections of the lungs, the blood, or the brain. Don’t wait – talk to your doctor about the pneumonia shot.... Details > National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Fight Flu and Pneumonia This publication describes the flu, explains which groups of people should get the flu shot and why, directs people on when to get the shot, and informs people on Medicare where they can go to get flu... Details > Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine   Also available in: Chinese-Traditional Hmong Japanese Khmer/Cambodian Korean Laotian Samoan Spanish Thai Vietnamese   Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine can help prevent serious pneumococcal disease, such as meningitis and blood infections. It can also prevent some ear infections.... Details > Immunization Action Coalition Pneumococcal Disease for Consumers Page   Pneumococcal disease is a leading cause of serious illness throughout the world. It is caused by a common type of bacteria, the pneumococcus, which can attack different parts of the body. To find out ... Details > National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Pneumococcal Disease: Are You Protected?   Invasive pneumococcal disease kills nearly 5,000 people in the United States each year, most of them 65 years of age or older. The best way to protect against pneumococcal disease is through vaccinati... Details > National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Pneumococcal Pneumonia Pneumonia is a lung disease. Pneumococcal pneumonia can infect the upper respiratory tract and can spread to the blood, lungs, middle ear, or nervous system. This site provides all the information rel... Details > National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health Pneumonia Severity Index Calculator This program is an interactive tool to assist clinicians in determining the most appropriate care for newly diagnosed cases of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) at the point of care. It will help cal... Details > Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality