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COPD : Prevnar 13 inj + Pneumovac inj
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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Dr. Anand Kalaskar
General Physician
24 yrs exp
Pune
Is it pneumovac 23?
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