Time to get children vaccinated against pneumococcal disease

If they are unvaccinated, children below five years old are at risk of invasive pneumococcal disease and its complications. — Photos: 123rf.com

WHEN it comes to pneumococcal disease, there’s a lot of misinformation floating around. Here, we address some of the more common myths about the disease.

Myth: Pneumococcal disease is not common.