Pneumococcal bacterium is one of the most common causes of bacterial pneumonia. The classic symptoms of pneumococcal pneumonia include fever, cough, rust-colored sputum, chest pain, and shortness of breath.

Who is the population that is at the highest risk of morbidity? And what can be done to defend against it? These questions will be answered by Dr. Regev Cohen, director of the infection prevention unit at Hillel Yaffe Hospital in Israel.