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4. Pneumococcus
All adults 65 year of age and older should be recommended to have one-time
vaccination against Pneumococcus.
Pneumococcal vaccine should also be given to younger individuals who are current
smokers, nursing home residents, or have asthma/COPD, diabetes mellitus, chronic
renal failure, chronic liver disease, chronic cardiovascular disease, cochlear implants,
anatomic asplenia, or alcoholism.