Ask Dr. Hallberg: The pneumonia vaccine

Dr. Jon Hallberg
Dr. Jon Hallberg is assistant professor in family medicine at the University of Minnesota, and medical director at Mill City Clinic. He is a regular medical analyst on MPR's All Things Considered.
Photo courtesy Tom Bloom

Even though the vaccine for pneumonia is recommended for children under five years old and adults over 65, it is not as commonly discussed as the flu vaccine.

Dr. Jon Hallberg joined MPR's Tom Crann to talk about pneumonia and the pneumococcal vaccine.

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