Do vaccines against pneumonia protect you against the new coronavirus?
Vaccines against pneumonia can protect people from getting infected with the new coronavirus.
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Updated: 2020-02-08 21:21
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Rumor: Vaccines against pneumonia can protect people from getting infected with the new coronavirus.
Fact:
Vaccines such as the pneumococcal vaccine and the Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib) vaccine do not provide protection against the new coronavirus. The virus is so new and different that it needs its own vaccine. Researchers are trying to develop a vaccine against 2019-nCoV, and the World Health Organization is supporting their efforts.
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