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Is there anyone who should not have the vaccine?

Very few people cannot have the pneumococcal vaccination. You should not have the vaccine if you have had a serious (life-threatening) reaction to: 

  • a previous dose of the same vaccine, or   

  • any ingredient in the vaccine. 
     

Speak to the person giving you the vaccine if you have had a serious allergic reaction to the vaccine or its ingredients in the past.