American smokers protivopnevmokokkovuyu recommends vaccination

The renowned U.S. expert committee found it necessary to recommend a specific vaccine American smokers. To vaccinate caused According to the Advisory Committee on Immunization, with smoking Americans against pneumococcal disease, pneumonia, meningitis and other diseases. Typically Advisory Committee recommendations of the U.S. authorities, so it is likely that there will soon receive additional vaccines 31 million American smokers. According to statistical studies smokers are four times more likely to get pneumonia as a Non smoking. This is probably due to the fact that the tissue changes caused by smoking and lung airways causing their vulnerability to germs. Advisory Committee on Vaccination supported the decision to recommend vaccination for smokers to eleven votes to three, with one abstention. At the same time, some experts say that the most cost-smokers be vaccinated at the age of 40 years, as young people are victims of pneumococcal infections are relatively rare. Currently in the United States for use approved two vaccines against pneumococcal disease: The first recommended protects against 32 strains of pneumococcal bacteria for adults over 65, and the second, which protects against the most common strains of 7, for children under the age to vaccinate two years. At the same meeting, the Committee on the vaccination against anthrax in the event of terrorist attacks pregnant recommend refused the vaccination of children was considered acceptable by the scale bioterrorist threat.