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Prevnar 20 Pneumococcol Vaccine

Kachina624 — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 02:16:17 GMT

I haven't seen any discussion on this latest entry into the vaccine wars. Actually it was approved by the FDA last June and ads are currently running on TV. It does have some side-effect, the usual for a vaccine, is said to be expensive and must be administered by a health care professional. Its not a pharmacy product.

I saw my doctor today and she talked me into it. So far, no reaction whatsoever. Not even a sore arm.

I've had several friends get pneumonia and die, so want to protect myself as much as possible.

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Jeddy — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 02:51:40 GMT

Keep us updated. I would like my Husband to get it.

Thanks for the info.

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On It — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 02:54:10 GMT

@Kachina624 I had a pneumonia vaccine when I was 60 or so. Then another vaccine came out that was supposed to be better, and I took it in the last 10 years or so. I am going to have to dig through my records to see what I have had. I did not realize the ads on TV were for an entirely new vaccine. I am glad you made this post. I saw my doctor last week, and he did not even discuss it with us. I guess I will learn about it on my own.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 03:12:01 GMT

@On It This is the third Pneumococcol vaccine I've had. The last one was Prevnar13. The latest is supposed to protect against new strains and varients. You can read about it on their website.

I've had so many vaccines, I feel like a collector.

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Annabellethecat66 — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 03:20:53 GMT

I got the shot. I never has a reaction to any of the shots.

Well a slight one to the booster Covid shot.

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Winkk — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:14:38 GMT

I saw the commercials but didn't pay too much attention. I thought it was for Prevnar 13, which I had. I'll have to look into it.

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teganslaw — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:51:18 GMT

I had the Prevnar 13 shot in November. The next one won't be due until later this year. I don't think anymore are required after the second one.

When I get the next shot, I'll find out which one is available.

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CelticCrafter — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:15:46 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I haven't seen any discussion on this latest entry into the vaccine wars. Actually it was approved by the FDA last June and ads are currently running on TV. It does have some side-effect, the usual for a vaccine, is said to be expensive and must be administered by a health care professional. Its not a pharmacy product.

I saw my doctor today and she talked me into it. So far, no reaction whatsoever. Not even a sore arm.

I've had several friends get pneumonia and die, so want to protect myself as much as possible.

That may be the case where you live but Costco is administering them in my area. It's called Pneumovax23 and it's $117.

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NickNack — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:34:01 GMT

@CelticCrafter wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
I haven't seen any discussion on this latest entry into the vaccine wars. Actually it was approved by the FDA last June and ads are currently running on TV. It does have some side-effect, the usual for a vaccine, is said to be expensive and must be administered by a health care professional. Its not a pharmacy product.

I saw my doctor today and she talked me into it. So far, no reaction whatsoever. Not even a sore arm.

I've had several friends get pneumonia and die, so want to protect myself as much as possible.
That may be the case where you live but Costco is administering them in my area. It's called Pneumovax23 and it's $117.

@CelticCrafter I just Googled whether Pneumovax23 and Prevnar 20 are the same thing. I had the Pneumovax23 vaccine last summer at my pharmacy.

They are not the same thing. This is from the JamaNetwork website:

From The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics

December 28, 2021

Two New Pneumococcal Vaccines—Prevnar 20 and Vaxneuvance

JAMA. 2021;326(24):2521-2522. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.22119

Full Text

The FDA has licensed two new pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease in adults: Prevnar 20 (PCV20; Pfizer), which contains antigens from 20 serotypes of pneumococcus, and Vaxneuvance (PCV15; Merck), which contains antigens from 15 serotypes. Two other pneumococcal vaccines are available in the US: Prevnar 13 (PCV13; Pfizer), a 13-valent conjugate vaccine licensed for use in persons ≥6 weeks old, and Pneumovax 23 (PPSV23; Merck), a 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine licensed for use in persons ≥2 years old (Table 1).1

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Still Raining — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:40:37 GMT

When the "13" came out, we all got that one. Later the "23" came out and we got that one.

I always understood that once you got the "23" you were done since it covered them all, where the others were lacking.

So maybe the "20" is short three and you still need the stronger?

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ThinkingOutLoud — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:10:04 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I haven't seen any discussion on this latest entry into the vaccine wars. Actually it was approved by the FDA last June and ads are currently running on TV. It does have some side-effect, the usual for a vaccine, is said to be expensive and must be administered by a health care professional. Its not a pharmacy product.

I saw my doctor today and she talked me into it. So far, no reaction whatsoever. Not even a sore arm.

I've had several friends get pneumonia and die, so want to protect myself as much as possible.

If a doctor was trying to talk me into something, I'd ask them if they were getting a cut and would wonder if it was me they were interested in or their wallet.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:42:15 GMT

@CelticCrafter That's not the same vaccine as Prevnar20.

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HLP — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:45:05 GMT

@CelticCrafter wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
I haven't seen any discussion on this latest entry into the vaccine wars. Actually it was approved by the FDA last June and ads are currently running on TV. It does have some side-effect, the usual for a vaccine, is said to be expensive and must be administered by a health care professional. Its not a pharmacy product.

I saw my doctor today and she talked me into it. So far, no reaction whatsoever. Not even a sore arm.

I've had several friends get pneumonia and die, so want to protect myself as much as possible.
That may be the case where you live but Costco is administering them in my area. It's called Pneumovax23 and it's $117.

Mine have both been done in a pharmacy Rite Aid

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SilleeMee — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:33:36 GMT

@Kachina624

You're right about the Prevnar 20 being given only by a doctor. I don't understand why but that is the case with this particular vax. Maybe one day it will soon become available at the pharmacies.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:39:52 GMT

@SilleeMee Apparently there are two competing, similar vaccines being offered at the same time. If one was contracted to pharmacies, they may have had no choice but to sell the other to medical providers. Can you imagine the confusion if both were available at pharmacies?

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SilleeMee — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:43:14 GMT

@Kachina624

Maybe no confusion. It would be similar to the way pharmacies handle all of the various flu shots. Don't you think?

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Kachina624 — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:43:41 GMT

@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
I haven't seen any discussion on this latest entry into the vaccine wars. Actually it was approved by the FDA last June and ads are currently running on TV. It does have some side-effect, the usual for a vaccine, is said to be expensive and must be administered by a health care professional. Its not a pharmacy product.

I saw my doctor today and she talked me into it. So far, no reaction whatsoever. Not even a sore arm.

I've had several friends get pneumonia and die, so want to protect myself as much as possible.
If a doctor was trying to talk me into something, I'd ask them if they were getting a cut and would wonder if it was me they were interested in or their wallet.

@ThinkingOutLoud Since it was a University of NM facility and the doctor, who is salried, never sees a drug salesman, I don't think that would have been an appropriate question.

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Kachina624 — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:46:56 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
@Kachina624
Maybe no confusion. It would be similar to the way pharmacies handle all of the various flu shots. Don't you think?

@SilleeMee I've never known there was a choice of flu shots.

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SeaMaiden — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:49:26 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I haven't seen any discussion on this latest entry into the vaccine wars. Actually it was approved by the FDA last June and ads are currently running on TV. It does have some side-effect, the usual for a vaccine, is said to be expensive and must be administered by a health care professional. Its not a pharmacy product.

I saw my doctor today and she talked me into it. So far, no reaction whatsoever. Not even a sore arm.

I've had several friends get pneumonia and die, so want to protect myself as much as possible.

@Kachina624 we had our shot last year. Nothing more than the usual sore arm for a day or two... I agree... do not want to get that sick with the flu.

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arrabella — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:07:38 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:

@SilleeMee wrote:
@Kachina624
Maybe no confusion. It would be similar to the way pharmacies handle all of the various flu shots. Don't you think?
@SilleeMee I've never known there was a choice of flu shots.

There are 2 flu shots. One is more for the elderly from what I understand. My doctor only offers the original so we got the other one from our pharamcy.