What are pneumococci?
Pneumococci are bacteria that initially attack the nasopharynx. However, they can continue to walk and are the most common cause of pneumonia. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) estimates that over 5,000 people die from pneumococcal disease in Germany every year.
How does a pneumococcal vaccine against corona help?
Vaccination has no effect against the virus itself or the lung disease Covid-19. “But older and immunocompromised people in particular develop what is known as pneumococcal pneumonia, a severe form of pneumonia that often ends in death“says pulmonologist Doc Esser.”Pneumococcal pneumonia becomes really dangerous if it acts as a bacterial superinfection on an infection by the corona virus“The body defense already weakened by the corona virus must then also defend itself against the bacteria.”And that can have dramatic consequences and must be prevented“warns Doc Esser.
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