• Guest - w'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the 2025 Survey »

Puemonia jab

G

gillin1

Newbie
Messages
4
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
I was diagnosed last march with hba1c 99 but 4 and a half years prior to diagnosis i began sweating alot which is why I went to see doc who did no blood tests nothing he was rude about my weight so I was un jabbed any way so do I need to get the jab I was undiagnosed for around 4 uears otr so I'm on metformin and 2.5 ramipril
 
Vaccines are a personal choice.
saying that I would get vaccinated even though needlephobic as safer incase there is an issue weigh up pro's and con's. sorry to hear that a dr was rude about your weight.
 
gillin1 said:
I was diagnosed last march with hba1c 99 but 4 and a half years prior to diagnosis i began sweating alot which is why I went to see doc who did no blood tests nothing he was rude about my weight so I was un jabbed any way so do I need to get the jab I was undiagnosed for around 4 uears otr so I'm on metformin and 2.5 ramipril
Click to expand...
Hello and welcome to the forum, @gillin1

This is the NHS information on eligibility for the pneumonia vaccination. Of course, it can be offered, but as @grantg mentions, it is a personal choice as to whether one chooses to have it.

www.nhs.uk

Pneumococcal vaccine

NHS information about the pneumococcal vaccine, including what the vaccine helps protect against, who should have it, how to get it and side effects.
www.nhs.uk www.nhs.uk


Edit to include NHS info.
 
Last edited:
gillin1 said:
I was diagnosed last march with hba1c 99 but 4 and a half years prior to diagnosis i began sweating alot which is why I went to see doc who did no blood tests nothing he was rude about my weight so I was un jabbed any way so do I need to get the jab I was undiagnosed for around 4 uears otr so I'm on metformin and 2.5 ramipril
Click to expand...
Is a pneumonia jab advised for all T2's in the UK?
It isn't in the Netherlands.
 
I've had the pneumonia shot. I was eligible as I had life threatening pneumonia. I was in the UK visiting my niece and her 4 year old son. He had a runny nose and a bit of sore throat. I caught something from the little guy. I got sick, not really sick, but blah. The blah turned into pneumonia then I got sepsis. I was rushed into hospital on blue lights and sirens. I'll never forget it. All these people were waiting for me as I was wheeled out the ambulance. It was like something out of a hospital drama.

I spent the first while in the Resus unit before being moved into another unit. I remained on oxygen for 4-5 days.
The pneumonia just came out of the blue. I was fit and healthy and bam I was fighting for my life. It took months to get over. So I took the shot.
 
Melgar said:
I've had the pneumonia shot. I was eligible as I had life threatening pneumonia. I was in the UK visiting my niece and her 4 year old son. He had a runny nose and a bit of sore throat. I caught something from the little guy. I got sick, not really sick, but blah. The blah turned into pneumonia then I got sepsis. I was rushed into hospital on blue lights and sirens. I'll never forget it. All these people were waiting for me as I was wheeled out the ambulance. It was like something out of a hospital drama.

I spent the first while in the Resus unit before being moved into another unit. I remained on oxygen for 4-5 days.
The pneumonia just came out of the blue. I was fit and healthy and bam I was fighting for my life. It took months to get over. So I took the shot.
Click to expand...
Are there any side effects after having the shot as I'm anxious about any new dhot or medication and is ot a one off shot my daughter was 5 had a flu shot 3 days later had puemonia was also on oxygen for 4 days and a drip as severe dehydration too I was scared for her and it took a while for her to get better too
 
I had the jab years ago when there was an outbreak of Legionella where I lived, I had Pneumonia at the time but did not know it.
Years later I was advised to have it again by the DN even though I was originally told you will only ever need it the once
Never had a side effect even less so that flu or covid vaccines
 
gillin1 said:
Are there any side effects after having the shot as I'm anxious about any new dhot or medication and is ot a one off shot my daughter was 5 had a flu shot 3 days later had puemonia was also on oxygen for 4 days and a drip as severe dehydration too I was scared for her and it took a while for her to get better too
Click to expand...
That must have been extremely stressful @gillin1 . There are two parts to vaccine. The first shot then, if I recall, you have the second shot 3 months later. No side effects other than the usual achey injection site. Mine was bacterial pneumonia. I believe caused by Strep.
 
Melgar said:
That must have been extremely stressful @gillin1 . There are two parts to vaccine. The first shot then, if I recall, you have the second shot 3 months later. No side effects other than the usual achey injection site. Mine was bacterial pneumonia. I believe caused by Strep.
Click to expand...
Thanks so after 2 shots is that it or are they reapeated yearly
 
I should mention @gillin1 I had my shots in Canada. They may use a different vaccine in the UK.

No it is not something you have yearly like the flu shot. I can't recall if it is a 10 year thing, I can't remember.
 
From the information I referred to in my previous posts I have picked out the relevant groups that seem to be eligible to received the vaccination for pneumonia, in UK on NHS.

Clinical risk groups​

  • asplenia
  • chronic respiratory disease
  • chronic heart disease
  • chronic kidney disease
  • chronic liver disease
  • diabetes requiring insulin or oral hypoglycaemic medication
  • immunosuppression
  • cochlear implants
  • cerebrospinal fluid leak

If in any of these groups it would be advisable to ask you GP for the vaccination.

My understanding is that it is a single jab , giving lifetime protection.

There is also a vaccination programme for shingles. That one is given in two separate jabs.

It isn’t really possible to know if any individual with have a bad reaction. It is reported to be safe, and widely used. So, it is up to the individual, if they are eligible, to make their own informed decision. Having seen how quickly pneumonia can develop, and result in sepsis, I know I wouldn’t hesitate to have the vaccines. That is just my personal choice, having considered my individual circumstances.

Hope you can get some insight from the responses in the thread, @gillin1 , and , perhaps following so discussion with your GP or other HCP reach a conclusion that suits you.
 
I have had the jab, and my husband has as well. Neither of us had any reaction to it. I was also told it was a one off jab.

Of course there’s no way of knowing whether you would have a reaction or not but the NHS says severe reactions are rare.

www.nhs.uk

Pneumococcal vaccine

NHS information about the pneumococcal vaccine, including what the vaccine helps protect against, who should have it, how to get it and side effects.
www.nhs.uk www.nhs.uk
 
Even though I live in Canada with different vaccine regs than the UK I looked up why I had two shots. Apparently here in Canada it is normal to have one shot. It seems I was given two shots, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. Whether you are given the single dose or the double is dependant on risk factors. They obviously thought I needed the two.


https://www.canada.ca/en/public-hea...ve-vaccines/page-16-pneumococcal-vaccine.html
 
Back
Top