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murielm99

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2. I listened to the doctor who is the

Reply to Make7 (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 7, 2020, 11:58 PM

Apr 2020

advisor for ABC news. Someone asked if getting a pneumonia shot could be effective in preventing the pneumonia that comes with coronavirus. She said no. That shot protects against bacterial pneumonia. The type of pneumonia that comes with the virus is another type, not bacterial.

I just got a pneumonia shot before this all started. So did my husband.

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But a lot of the severe cases develop pneumonia - which often is bacterial. Make7 Apr 2020 #1

I listened to the doctor who is the murielm99 Apr 2020 #2