Abrupt onset of fever, shaking chills, productive cough, pleuritic chest pain, shortness of breath and rapid heart rate. It is the fifth leading cause of death in adults each year. There are 500,000 cases of pneumonia each year. 50,000 people die each year of pneumonia- 50 percent of those deaths could have been prevented with a pneumonia vaccine injection. With a pneumonia vaccine injection.
Most adults can receive the pneumonia vaccine.
You do not need a pneumonia shot every year, but should be reevaluated every six years.