My youngest son, Paul Jethro, had
his first pneumonia and asthma attack last
April 2009, summer, a week after we enjoyed a one-day picnic-swimming family
activity at Ohlala Paradise Spring Resort at Guinobatan, Albay. I was
then at the office when he was taken to the Emergency Room of Bicol Regional Training and Teaching
Hospital, nearest hospital in our house
by his sister. He was gasping for air,
he had difficulty in breathing. He was
diagnosed to have an asthma and a pneumonia at the same time. He was confined to the hospital for five
days.
I heard that pneumonia vaccine can
prevent the recurrence of said disease.
When he had his follow up check-up after he was discharged from the
hospital, I requested for said vaccine.
The nurse explained to me that the vaccine would last for five years. So,
I was hopeful that he will be free from pneumonia for at least five (5) years.
The following summer (April 2010)
Jet was diagnosed again to have a pneumonia.
According to Dr. Edmund Wong, an specialist in internal medicine and
allergology of Clinica Bethany at Daraga, Albay, there were different strains
of bacteria that can cause pneumonia; The vaccine given was limited to a
certain strain of bacteria only, and a different strain of pneumonia bacteria
had penetrated his system. On that time,
he had a bronchial asthma and acute sinusitis.
Just last summer (2013) a similar
incident happened. He continuously
cough, to the point that his breathing was affected. We brought him to Estevez Memorial Hospital,
Legazpi City. When we arrived there, he
was provided with an oxygen, done a series of nebulization and his pulse rate
was taken. An xray was likewise,
done. Dr. Mary Ann Salazar, a pediatrician
and pulmonologist, diagnosed him to have
an astma attack and type II pneumonia at
the same time. That was his second
pneumonia case after he had a pneumonia vaccine.
On the other hand, my mother, who
is now 84 years, had her pneumonia vaccine four years ago. Since then, she did not have a pneumonia. She
also had this ailment prior to the vaccine.
The above experiences made me
think, is it really advisable to have a pneumonia vaccine when it cannot
guarrantee a 100% protection against pneumonia? In the case of my mother, the
vaccine seem to be effective.
Pneumonia vaccine are available in private
clinics and hospitals and most doctors encourage this type of vaccination. Having this sad experience related to said
vaccine, there is a need for those clinics to enlighten the parents of future
“vaccine recipients”
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I heard that pneumonia vaccine can prevent the recurrence of said disease. And this is really strange and sad to realize. I've read a lot of information at review of Grab my essay that this vaccination is harmful and it simply have no effect. On the other hand, my mother, who is now 84 years, had her pneumonia vaccine four years ago. Since then, she did not have a pneumonia. She also had this ailment prior to the vaccine.
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