Patient's question:
The baby is five months old. When she was four months old, she got vaccinated. The hospital asked her to get a shot of the preventive vaccine. This month, she was asked to get vaccinated again, and it was said that she needs to get three shots in total. Some people say it's not necessary to get vaccinated. Is it necessary to get the pneumonia vaccine for newborns?Doctor's answer:
The pneumonia vaccine can only prevent a few viruses that cause pneumonia, and there are countless pathogens that can lead to pneumonia. Therefore, the scope of protection provided by the pneumonia vaccine is very limited, and it is not necessary to get vaccinated. Children have their own immune systems. Pneumonia is not a disease they cannot see clearly, nor is it a disease they do not need to be vaccinated against. By the time children are six months old, their immune systems are already established, and it is important to pay attention to keeping warm and maintaining good hygiene conditions. Vaccination itself can disrupt the natural immune mechanisms of children in the immune environment. Unless it is a contagious disease that is mandated by the state to be vaccinated against, I believe there is no need to get other preventive injections.