Pneumonia Vaccine Quiz


How Much Do You Know About the Pneumonia Vaccine?

Pneumonia is a serious lung infection that is more common in older adults, infants, young children, and some people with chronic health problems. A vaccine offers protection against some forms of pneumonia. Find out more about pneumonia and the vaccine by taking this quiz, based on information from the CDC.

1. Pneumonia can be caused by viruses or bacteria.
2. You should get a pneumonia vaccine every year, just as you do for the flu.
3. If you've already had pneumonia, you don't need to get a vaccination.
4. Only people older than 65 should get this vaccine.
5. The pneumonia shot can't cause pneumonia.
6. People 65 and older are two to three times more likely to get pneumococcal pneumonia.
7. Pneumococcal pneumonia is more common in the winter.