3. Benefits of the Vaccine
Vaccinating against pneumococcal disease keeps you safe against infection from a wide variety of pneumococcal-related diseases. With one treatment, you gain immunity to the possibility of developing the flu, bronchitis, pneumonia, and staph infection. Should you receive any of these infections – can you imagine the inconvenience they can cause in your life?
Not only does it cost you money in doctors’ fees, hospitalization, and medications – it cost you time as well. Any person can tell you that time is our most important asset, and losing days to recovering from a preventable virus costs you money and opportunity.
Vaccinating your children is also a prudent strategy to keep them healthy. Treating infants for preventable diseases, such as bronchitis and pneumonia also cost a fortune.
Along with the additional expense of treating the disease, comes the potential for your young child to develop severe complications from the disorder. Any kid who experiences pneumonia at a young age may die from the bacterial infection, and if they survive, they may risk permanent damage to their respiratory system.