The following patients are eligible to receive a vaccination against
pneumococcal infection:
You are over 65
You don't have a spleen, or your spleen doesn't work properly
Your immune system doesn't work properly (due to HIV, chemotherapy etc)
You have chronic respiratory disease, including
severe asthma
You have chronic heart disease
You have chronic kidney disease
You have chronic liver disease
You have diabetes requiring medication
You have a cochlear implant
You have a CSF shunt