Nurse injecting pneumovax vaccine into the upper arm of an elderly male patient. This vaccine protects against infection of Streptococcus pneumoniae b

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Nurse injecting pneumovax vaccine into the upper arm of an elderly male patient. This vaccine protects against infection of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria, the cause of pneumonia, blood poisoning and meningitis.

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