 The study found that vaccination rates for influenza and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, PPSV23, among adults hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in Turkey are low, at 6%. Prior influenza vaccination was the only variable associated with receiving pneumococcal vaccine, while being vaccinated with PPSV23 was the only predictor of receiving influenza vaccine. The study also found that chest radiographs of vaccinated patients revealed less consolidation and they reported fatigue, muscle pain, and gastrointestinal symptoms less frequently than unvaccinated cases. However, there was no significant difference in 30-day mortality or ICU admission between vaccinated and unvaccinated cases. The study identified pneumonia severity index, PSI, score greater than or equal to 90, KERP 65 score greater than or equal to 3, multi-lober involvement, but not vaccination status, as independent determinants of ICU admission. This article was authored by Ezgay Demirdijan Satiniglu, Esri Yusaslan, Abdulla Seyna, and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.