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COPD : Prevnar 13 inj + Pneumovac inj

2018-06-11 16:55:47
My father, 81 yrs, has COPD.He had taken Pneumovac inj 5 yrs back and it is again due this year...... This time should he take (a)  Pneumovac Inj only,  OR,  (b) should he first take Prevnar 13 inj followed by (after 6 months) Pneumovac inj ? ........any risk associated with method (b)? 
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Answered2018-06-12 03:12:59

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