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By Pat Bass, About.com Guide to Asthma

Will You Get The Pneumococcal Vaccine?

Monday March 16, 2009
Until now asthmatics have not been considered at risk for serious pneumococcal disease and the pneumococcal vaccine was not routinely recommended for asthmatics. Based on the new recommendation that adult asthmatics receive the pneumonia or pneumococcal vaccine, will you get vaccinated? Go to the forum and discuss why or why not.

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