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Are these vaccines safe? Can my child get pneumococcal disease from the vaccine?

Yes, PCV vaccines are safe and do not cause pneumococcal diseases. The pneumococcal vaccine is like any other vaccine that children receive as part of the National Immunization Program. PCV-13 is an inactivated vaccine, which contains parts of protein from bacteria and cannot cause disease.11
 
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