Pneumococcal vaccines: are they ineffective against Covid 19?

We probably don’t have any.

If I’ve learned anything from this fiasco it’s that apparently our healthcare industry as a whole has pretty much nothing stockpiled for an emergency.

I don’t know the answer but I’m pretty sure most nursing homes give flu & pneumonia vaccine
My mom had to sign something so that my Grandpa could get his

It would be interesting to see if the people in Washington had it

Vaccines require the exact virus to allow the immune system to build specific antibodies. The specific antigen is required.

Pneumovax and prevnar are the 2 pneumonia vaccines. They provide immunity from bacterial pneumonia caused by streptococcus pneumoniae however it takes time for the vaccines to work and they have to be given one year apart from each other.

It’s also possible to acquire viral pneumonia or even fungal but there are no vaccines that cover viral or fungal pneumonia.

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major concern is complications resulting in pneumonia, why aren’t we utilizing Pneumococcal vaccines as a preventive measure

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So you're asking why we dont use a bacterial vaccine for a novel viral infection

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I don’t know the answer,

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Clearly

Is this a trick question? “Pneumonia” is a condition caused by a wide variety of bacteria and viruses. The vaccination inoculates the recipient against a couple of the typical causes of the condition. No one knew what this virus was when this year’s pneumonia vaccines were being developed.

Correct - vaccines are basically antigen - antibody generating dead virus’s. Can’t make you sick but do prepare your body