More than 500,000 people age 65 and older in Ireland are at risk of getting pneumococcal disease, or pneumo, this winter. Pneumo is a bacteria which can cause serious illness including meningitis, pneumonia and septicaemia. Of those who get infected with pneumo, one in four will develop meningitis, one in four will develop pneumonia and … Continue reading More than half a million people over 65 at risk of pneumococcal disease