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Are Prevenar And PPSV Effective When Taken Together?

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Question : Had spleen removed 5 years back. Age now 72. Diabetic last 20 years. Last September had a vaccine Prevenar 13.
Now after seeing some article planning to take PPSV 23. Pl advice
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Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (-4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Get PPSV 23 alone

Detailed Answer:
PPSV23 has better coverage than prevnar 13. A combination of both are better than one alone.
Since you got prevnar already you can get this PPSV 23 only for one last time.
You don't need additional doses later
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Are Prevenar And PPSV Effective When Taken Together?

Brief Answer: Get PPSV 23 alone Detailed Answer: PPSV23 has better coverage than prevnar 13. A combination of both are better than one alone. Since you got prevnar already you can get this PPSV 23 only for one last time. You don't need additional doses later