Prevnar 13: Is the vaccine safe?
It seems that every time I turn around, I see the advertisement for the Prevnar 13 vaccine for Pneumococcal Pneumonia, with the admonition to “get this one done”. In keeping with the parental advice of “don’t believe everything you see, and only half of what you hear”, my first questions are…How serious is Pneumococcal Pneumonia and how likely am I to get it? Pneumococcal Pneumonia is the most common type of pneumonia and it is potentially serious, characterized by inflammati
