Pneumonia can be prevented with certain types of immunizations. Keeping your immune system resilient by exercising and having a healthy diet, practicing good hygiene, and quitting smoking are other ways to prevent pneumonia. Pneumonia that are caused by pneumococcal bacteria or influenza virus have vaccines available. Although vaccines cannot prevent all cases of pneumonia, compared to the one who do not get vaccinated and those who are vaccinated and still get pneumonia, tend to have a milder infection or pneumonia that does not last as long, with fewer serious complications. There are two vaccines available to prevent pneumonia and serious complications such as empyema and pleural effusion. The first one is the Influenza (flu) vaccine. Many
