topic Re: Prevnar 13 Injection in Wellness

Prevnar 13 Injection

Pasta Lover — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 23:33:52 GMT

HI,

Has anybody received the Prevnar 13 shot? My doctor said he wanted me to have it being that I will be 66 next month. I was just wondering about the side affects one has gotten from it. I know there is a time period you have to wait before getting the flu shot before or after that shot.

Thanks,

Linda S.

Re: Prevnar 13 Injection

Q4u — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 23:44:19 GMT

Last Oct I got the Prevnar 13 in one arm and the Flu shot in the other. Just a little stiffness in the muscles, no problem, no reaction, felt fine..... just make sure you totally relax your arm muscle as the shot is being administered. I go back this Oct for the second and last shot (it's a series of two shots separated by one year).

Re: Prevnar 13 Injection

Daysdee — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 23:47:29 GMT

I had it. No problems at all.

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customerqvc2 — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 23:50:44 GMT

I had the Prevnar 13 in one arm and the flu shot in the other last year and this year I had the flu shot in one arm and the pneumonia shot in the other without any troubles. I had mild soreness, which is typical with me for any shot. It's good thing to do for yourself.

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RetRN — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 23:58:21 GMT

I had no problems with either injection. Glad I have now had both, so am done.

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I am still oxox — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 00:06:14 GMT

I had both shots several year ago, and recently had to repeat them since extensive blood work showed that I did not develop an immunity

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RetRN — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 00:18:49 GMT

@I am still oxox wrote:
I had both shots several year ago, and recently had to repeat them since extensive blood work showed that I did not develop an immunity

I never heard of that, I wonder what they base testing for immunity on. Makes me wonder how many people do not develop immunity and have no idea.

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I am still oxox — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 01:21:51 GMT

@RetRN

As I understand it they test your blood it see if it carry titers to fight the infection. I had a second Pneunovax about 3 months ago and I have 1 of of 13 titers necessary for immunity, I have chronic low IVIG levels. This is my un medical understanding of the situation

@RetRN wrote:
@I am still oxox wrote:
I had both shots several year ago, and recently had to repeat them since extensive blood work showed that I did not develop an immunity
I never heard of that, I wonder what they base testing for immunity on. Makes me wonder how many people do not develop immunity and have no idea.

Re: Prevnar 13 Injection

Boehm Collector — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 16:26:31 GMT

@Pasta Lover wrote:
HI,

Has anybody received the Prevnar 13 shot? My doctor said he wanted me to have it being that I will be 66 next month. I was just wondering about the side affects one has gotten from it. I know there is a time period you have to wait before getting the flu shot before or after that shot.

Thanks,
Linda S.

@Pasta Lover .. my DH got received the Prevnar 13 shot several months ago. He had no side affects or problems.

Re: Prevnar 13 Injection

Jersey Born — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 18:34:26 GMT

Here is the package insert for Prevnar 13:

https://www.fda.gov/downloads/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ApprovedProducts/UCM201669.pdf

On the first page it indicates:

--------------------------- --ADVERSE REACTIONS------------------------------

• Ininfantsandtoddlersvaccinatedat2,4,6,and12-15monthsofagein US clinical trials, the most commonly reported solicited adverse reactions (>5%) were irritability (>70%), injection site tenderness (>50%), decreased appetite (>40%), decreased sleep (>40%), increased sleep (>40%), fever (>20%), injection site redness (>20%), and injection site swelling (>20%). (6.1)

In children aged 5 through 17 years, the most commonly reported solicited adverse reactions (>5%) were injection site tenderness (>80%), injection site redness (>30%), injection site swelling (>30%), irritability (>20%), decreased appetite (>20%), increased sleep (>20%), fever (>5%), and decreased sleep (>5%). (6.1)
In adults aged 18 years and older, the most commonly reported solicited adverse reactions (>5%) were pain at the injection site (>50%), fatigue (>30%), headache (>20%), muscle pain (>20%), joint pain (>10%), decreased appetite (>10%), injection site redness (>10%), injection site swelling (>10%), limitation of arm movement (>10%), vomiting (>5%), fever (>5%), chills (>5%), and rash (>5%). (6.2)

Page 16 goes into the details of the adverse reactions to this vaccine during the Prevnar 13 clinical trials prior to licensure.