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Umjovo wokuhlanganisa we-pneumococcal 20-valent ngumjovo wokuvimbela okukuvikela ezinhlotsheni ezingama-20 ezihlukene zamagciwane e-pneumococcal. Lawa magciwane angabangela izifo ezinzima njenge-pneumonia, i-meningitis, nezifo zegazi. Cabanga ngalo mgomo njengokufundisa amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi aqaphele futhi alwe nala magciwane ayingozi ngaphambi kokuba akuphathe.
Lo mgomo uyinguqulo entsha, ebanzi kakhulu yomgomo wangaphambili we-pneumococcal. Uqukethe izingcezu zezinhlobo ezingama-20 ezihlukene zamagciwane e-Streptococcus pneumoniae eziye zalungiswa ngokukhethekile ukukhuthaza amasosha akho omzimba ngaphandle kokubangela ukugula.
Ingxenye ethi "conjugate" isho ukuthi lezi zingcezu zamagciwane zinamathiselwe kuphrotheni esiza amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi asabele ngokuqinile. Lokhu kwenza umgomo usebenze kahle kakhulu, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezibuthakathaka abadinga ukuvikelwa okwengeziwe.
Udokotela wakho angase abhekisele kulo mgomo ngegama lomkhiqizo wawo, i-Prevnar 20, okuyifomu elitholakala kakhulu. Unikezwa njengomjovo owodwa emsipheni wakho ongaphezulu wengalo.
Lo mgomo uvimbela izifo ezinzima ezibangelwa amagciwane e-pneumococcal. Lawa magciwane anecala lezinye zezifo eziyingozi kakhulu ezingathinta abantu abadala nezingane.
Izifo ezivame kakhulu ezizivimbayo zihlanganisa i-pneumonia, ethinta amaphaphu akho futhi engenza ukuphefumula kube nzima. Iphinde ivikele i-meningitis, isifo esinzima sezicubu ezizungeze ubuchopho bakho nomgogodla ezingaba yingozi ekuphileni.
Ngaphandle kwalolu bhubhane olukhulu, umgomo usiza ekuvikeleni izifo ezingena egazini, izifo zendlebe, kanye nezifo zamathambo ezibangelwa yilezi zibhaktheriya. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zempilo ezifana nesifo sikashukela, isifo senhliziyo, noma amasosha omzimba abuthakathaka basengozini enkulu yokuthola lezi zifo.
I-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) incoma lo mgomo kubo bonke abadala abaneminyaka engu-65 nangaphezulu, kanye nabantu abadala abaneminyaka engu-19-64 abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha ezibenza babe sengozini eyengeziwe.
Lo mgomo usebenza ngokufundisa amasosha akho omzimba ukuthi aqaphele futhi alwe namagciwane e-pneumococcal. Uma uthola umjovo, umzimba wakho ubona izingcezu ezingalimazi zamagciwane futhi udale ama-antibody aklanyelwe ngqo ukuwahlasele.
Amasosha akho omzimba futhi akha amaseli enkumbulo akhumbula lawa magciwane. Uma uke wavezwa kumagciwane e-pneumococcal esikhathini esizayo, amasosha akho omzimba angawabona ngokushesha futhi akhe isivikelo esiqinile ngaphambi kokuba ugule kakhulu.
Umjovo uthathwa njengosebenza kahle kakhulu, unikeza ukuvikelwa okuqinile ezinhlotsheni ezingama-20 zamagciwane ezihlanganisayo. Lezi zinhlobo ezithile zibangela cishe u-80% wezifo ezinzima ze-pneumococcal kubantu abadala, okwenza lokhu kube yithuluzi elinamandla lokuvimbela.
Ukuvikelwa ngokuvamile kuqala ngamasonto angu-2-3 ngemuva kokugonywa futhi kungahlala iminyaka eminingi. Abanye abantu bangase badinge imithamo eyengeziwe ngokuya ngeminyaka yabo kanye nezimo zempilo.
Lo mgomo unikezwa njengomjovo owodwa emsipheni wengalo yakho engenhla ngumhlinzeki wezempilo. Awukwazi ukuthatha lo mgomo ekhaya - kufanele unikezwe endaweni yezokwelapha njengasehhovisi likadokotela, ekhemisi, noma emtholampilo.
Akudingeki ukuthi ulungiselele nganoma iyiphi indlela ekhethekile ngaphambi kokuthola umuthi wokugoma. Ungadla ngokujwayelekile futhi akudingeki ukuthi ugweme noma yikuphi ukudla noma iziphuzo. Nokho, kuyasiza ukugqoka izingubo ezivumela ukufinyelela kalula engalweni yakho engenhla.
Yazisa umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo nganoma yimiphi imithi oyithathayo, okuhlanganisa nemithi etholakala ngaphandle kwekhawunta kanye nezithasiselo. Imithi eminingi ayiphazamisi umuthi wokugoma, kodwa umhlinzeki wakho udinga lolu lwazi ukuze uqinisekise ukuphepha kwakho.
Uma uzizwa ungazizwa kahle ngomkhuhlane noma ukugula okuphakathi nendawo kuya kokukhulu, umhlinzeki wakho angase ancome ukuthi ulinde uze uzizwe ungcono ngaphambi kokugonywa. Umkhuhlane omncane noma umkhuhlane olinganiselwe ngokuvamile ngeke ukuthinte ekutholeni umuthi wokugoma.
Abantu abaningi badinga umthamo owodwa kuphela walo muthi wokugoma ukuze bathole ukuvikeleka okuhlala isikhathi eside. Ngokungafani neminye imithi yokugoma edinga imithamo eminingi noma ama-booster anyaka ngamunye, umuthi wokugoma we-pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate ngokuvamile unikeza ukuvikeleka iminyaka eminingi ngomjovo owodwa.
Nokho, izidingo zakho ngazinye zingahluka ngokuya ngeminyaka yakho kanye nesimo sempilo. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zesimiso somzimba sokuzivikela noma izifo ezingamahlalakhona bangase badinge imithamo eyengeziwe noma amashejuli okugoma ahlukene.
Uma ngaphambilini uthole eminye imithi yokugoma ye-pneumococcal, udokotela wakho uzoqoka isikhathi esifanele salo muthi wokugoma. Kuneziqondiso ezithile mayelana nokuhlukanisa phakathi kwemithi yokugoma ehlukene ye-pneumococcal ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuvikeleka okungcono kakhulu.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoqhubeka nokulandela umlando wakho wokugoma futhi uzokwazisa ukuthi ngabe udinga yini futhi nini noma yimiphi imithi yokugoma eyengeziwe ye-pneumococcal esikhathini esizayo.
Abantu abaningi bathola imiphumela emincane eceleni elungiseka yodwa ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Lezi zimo empeleni ziyizimpawu zokuthi isimiso sakho somzimba sokuzivikela sisabela emutheni wokugoma futhi sakha ukuvikeleka.
Imiphumela eseceleni evame kakhulu ongase uhlangabezane nayo ihlanganisa ubuhlungu, ububomvu, noma ukuvuvukala endaweni yokujova lapho uthole khona umjovo. Abantu abaningi bazizwa bekhathele noma bathuthukise ikhanda elibuhlungu elincane ngosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili ngemuva kokugonywa.
Nawa amanye imiphumela eseceleni evame kakhulu evame ukuxazululwa phakathi kwezinsuku ezi-2-3:
Lezi zimpendulo ezivamile zibonisa ukuthi umzimba wakho wakha ukuzivikela futhi kufanele zithuthuke ngokushesha ngokuphumula kanye nemithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu etholakala ngaphandle kwekhawunta uma kudingeka.
Imiphumela eseceleni engathi sína ingavamile kodwa ingenzeka. Nakuba kungavamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emikhulu edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Imiphumela eseceleni engavamile kodwa engathi sína ihlanganisa:
Izimpendulo ezingavamile kakhulu kodwa ezingathi sína zokungezwani komzimba zingenzeka ngemizuzu kuya emahoreni ngemuva kokugonywa. Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nobunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso bakho noma umphimbo, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, isiyezi, noma ukuqubuka okubanzi.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokuqapha cishe imizuzu engu-15 ngemuva kokugonywa ukuze abheke noma yiziphi izimpendulo ngokushesha. Lesi sikhathi sokulinda sisiza ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwakho futhi sivumela ukwelashwa okusheshayo uma kudingeka.
Nakuba lo mgomo uphephile kubantu abaningi, abantu abathile akufanele bawuthole noma kufanele balinde kuze kube yilapho isimo sabo sishintsha. Ukuphikiswa okubaluleke kakhulu ukusabela okukhulu komzimba kunoma iyiphi ingxenye yomgomo.
Akufanele ukuthola lo mgomo uma wake waba nokusabela okukhulu komzimba kuwo wonke umgomo we-pneumococcal esikhathini esidlule. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukusabela okufana nobunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso noma umphimbo, noma ezinye izimpawu ze-anaphylaxis.
Abantu abagula kancane noma kakhulu ngokuvamile kufanele balinde kuze kube yilapho belulama ngaphambi kokuba bagonywe. Lokhu akunjalo ngoba umgomo uyingozi uma ugula, kodwa ngoba kunzima ukutshela ukuthi ngabe yiziphi izimpawu ezivela ekuguleni kwakho noma emgomweni.
Nazi izimo lapho kufanele uxoxe ngesikhathi noma ezinye izindlela nodokotela wakho:
Ukuba nomkhuhlane omncane, umkhuhlane ophansi, noma ukuthatha ama-antibiotics ngokuvamile akukuvimbeli ukuthi uthole umgomo. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angasiza ekunqumeni isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sesimo sakho esithile.
Uma unemibuzo yokuthi ngabe lo mgomo ukulungele yini, xoxa ngomlando wakho wezokwelapha ophelele nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo. Bangakwazi ukukala izinzuzo nezingozi ngokusekelwe ezimweni zakho ngazinye.
Umgomo we-pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate utholakala ikakhulukazi ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Prevnar 20. Le yinguqulo esetshenziswa kakhulu yomgomo futhi ikhiqizwa yi-Pfizer.
I-Prevnar 20 iyinguqulo ebuyekeziwe yemigomo ye-pneumococcal yangaphambili efana ne-Prevnar 13, eyayivikela ezinhlotsheni eziyi-13 zamagciwane. I-Prevnar 20 entsha inikeza ukuvikelwa okubanzi ngokuhlanganisa ezinye izinhlobo eziyi-7 zamagciwane e-pneumococcal.
Uma uthola lo mithi wokugoma, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo cishe uzombiza nge-Prevnar 20, yize angase futhi asebenzise igama lobuchwepheshe elithi umuthi wokugoma we-pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate emarekhodini akho ezokwelapha.
Lo mithi wokugoma uyatholakala emathini amaningi, emahhovisi odokotela, nasemitholampilo. Umshwalense wakho cishe uzokhokhela izindleko ngoba ngumuthi wokugoma ovimbela okunconyiwe kubantu abadala abafanelekayo.
Kukhona eminye imithi yokugoma ye-pneumococcal etholakalayo, yize i-Prevnar 20 ngokuvamile iyindlela ekhethwayo kubantu abadala abaningi ngenxa yokumboza kwayo okubanzi. Enye indlela enkulu ngumuthi wokugoma we-polysaccharide we-pneumococcal, owaziwa nge-PPSV23 noma i-Pneumovax 23.
I-PPSV23 ihlanganisa izinhlobo ezingama-23 ezihlukene zamagciwane e-pneumococcal, kodwa isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kune-Prevnar 20. Ngumuthi wokugoma we-polysaccharide kunokuba ngumuthi wokugoma we-conjugate, okusho ukuthi kungenzeka unganikezi ukuzivikela okunamandla noma okuhlala isikhathi eside, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezibuthakathaka.
Abanye abantu bangase bathole yomibili imithi yokugoma njengengxenye yamasu abo okuvikela i-pneumococcal. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ancome i-PPSV23 ngaphezu kwe-Prevnar 20, ngokuvamile enikezwa okungenani ngonyaka owodwa.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwemithi yokugoma kuncike eminyakeni yakho, ezimweni zezempilo, nomlando wokugoma. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoncoma indlela engcono kakhulu yesimo sakho esithile ngokusekelwe eziqondisweni zamanje ze-CDC.
I-Prevnar 20 inikeza ukuvikelwa okubanzi kune-Prevnar 13 ngoba ihlanganisa izinhlobo ezi-7 ezengeziwe zamagciwane e-pneumococcal. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kungavimbela izinhlobo eziningi zezifo ze-pneumococcal, okwenza kube ukukhetha okubanzi kubantu abaningi.
Izinhlobo ezengeziwe ku-Prevnar 20 zibangela ingxenye enkulu yezifo ezinzima ze-pneumococcal kubantu abadala. Ngokuhlanganisa lezi zinhlobo ezengeziwe, i-Prevnar 20 inikeza ukuvikelwa okungcono ngokujwayelekile ekuguleni kwe-pneumococcal.
Uma usuvele uthole i-Prevnar 13, ungase usazuza ku-Prevnar 20. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angathola ukuthi kufanele yini uthole umgomo omusha ngokuya ngeminyaka yakho, isimo sempilo, nokuthi sekunesikhathi esingakanani kusukela ngomgomo wakho wokugcina we-pneumococcal.
Iphrofayili yokuphepha yomgomo womabili iyafana, inabantu abaningi abathola imiphumela emibi kuphela. Inzuzo enkulu ye-Prevnar 20 imane nje ukuthi ihlanganisa izinhlobo eziningi zamagciwane.
Yebo, lo mgomo awuphephe nje kuphela kubantu abanesifo sikashukela kodwa unconywa ngokuqondile kubo. Isifo sikashukela singanciphisa amasosha akho omzimba futhi sikwenze uthambekele ezifweni ezinzima, okuhlanganisa nesifo se-pneumococcal.
Abantu abanesifo sikashukela basengozini enkulu yezinkinga ezivela ezifweni ze-pneumococcal, ngakho ukugonywa kunikeza ukuvikelwa okubalulekile. Umgomo awuphazamisi ukulawulwa kukashukela egazini noma imithi yesifo sikashukela.
Uma unesifo sikashukela, khuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana nokuthola lo mgomo njengengxenye yohlelo lwakho lokunakekelwa kwesifo sikashukela. Ngesinye sezinyathelo ezibalulekile zokuvimbela ezinconywa kubantu abanesifo sikashukela.
Akunakwenzeka ukuthola umgomo omningi kakhulu ngoba unikezwa njengomthamo owodwa, olinganiselwe ngaphambili ngumhlinzeki wezempilo. Umgomo uza ngama-vial ngamanye noma amasirinji anenani eliqondile elidingekayo.
Uma ukhathazekile ngokuthola umthamo owengeziwe noma ukuthola umgomo ngokushesha ngemuva kokugonywa kwe-pneumococcal kwangaphambilini, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bangakwazi ukubuyekeza amarekhodi akho okugoma futhi bathole ukuthi ngabe kudingeka yini ukuqapha okwengeziwe.
Ngokuvamile, ukuthola umthamo owengeziwe womgomo we-pneumococcal akuyona ingozi, nakuba kungase kwandise amathuba okuba nemiphumela emibi endaweni yokujova. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakunikeza isiqondiso esiqondile esisekelwe esimweni sakho.
Vele uhlele kabusha i-aphoyintimenti yakho yokugoma ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka. Ngokungafani neminye imigomo edinga isikhathi esiqinile, imigomo ye-pneumococcal inganikezwa uma kulula ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa ukusebenza kwayo.
Akunasidingo sokuqala kabusha uchungechunge lokugoma noma ukuthola imithamo eyengeziwe ngoba uphuthelwe i-aphoyintimenti yakho eyayihleliwe. Umthamo owodwa we-Prevnar 20 unikeza ukuvikelwa okudingayo.
Xhumana nehhovisi lomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uhlele i-aphoyintimenti entsha. Amakhemisi amaningi nemitholampilo nawo anikeza izinsizakalo zokugoma zokuhamba uma lokho kulula kuwe.
Isistimu yakho yomzimba yokuzivikela ngokuvamile yakha ukuvikeleka okuqinile ngemva kwamasonto angu-2-3 ngemva kokuthola umgomo. Yilapho umzimba wakho ube nesikhathi esanele sokukhiqiza ama-antibody namaseli enkumbulo angalwa namagciwane e-pneumococcal.
Nokho, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi akukho mgomo osebenza ngempumelelo nge-100%, futhi lo mgomo uvikela kuphela ezinhlotsheni ezingama-20 ezithile ozihlanganisayo. Nakuba lezi ziyizimbangela ezivame kakhulu zesifo esibi se-pneumococcal, ezinye izinhlobo ziyatholakala.
Qhubeka nokulandela imikhuba emihle yokuhlanzeka njengokuwasha izandla nokugwema ukusondelana nabantu abagulayo. Uma uba nezimpawu ze-pneumonia noma ezinye izifo ezinzima, funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha ngisho nangemva kokugonywa.
Yebo, ungaqoka ngokuphephile eminye imigomo ngesikhathi esifanayo nomgomo we-pneumococcal. Izinhlanganisela ezivamile zihlanganisa imigomo yomkhuhlane, imigomo ye-COVID-19, noma eminye imigomo ejwayelekile yabantu abadala.
Uma uthola imijovo eminingi, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoyikhipha ezingalweni ezihlukene noma ezindaweni ezihlukene ukuze usize ukuhlonza noma yimaphi imiphumela emibi. Lokhu futhi kusiza ukunciphisa ubuhlungu endaweni eyodwa yokujova.
Ukuthola imijovo eminingi ngesikhathi esisodwa akubuthakathisi ukusabela komzimba wakho noma ukwandise imiphumela emibi engathi sína. Empeleni kulula futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi uhlala usesikhathini nazo zonke izivivinyo zakho ezinconywayo.
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