Anthu ena ali pachiwopsezo chachikulu chotenga chibayo, pomwe zinthu zina zimawonjezera ngoziyo ndipo zimatha kupewedwa. 

Anthu omwe ali pachiwopsezo

• The ana makamaka ana aang'ono. Chiwopsezochi chimawonjezeka kwambiri mwa omwe amasuta fodya.
• The okalamba makamaka ngati akukhala m’nyumba yopuma pantchito.
• Anthu okhala ndi matenda aakulu kupuma (asthma, emphysema, COPD, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis).
• Anthu omwe ali ndi matenda osachiritsika omwe amafooketsa chitetezo, monga matenda a HIV/AIDS, khansa, kapena matenda a shuga.
• Anthu omwe amalandira chithandizo cha immunosuppressive kapena corticosteroid therapy alinso pachiwopsezo chotenga chibayo chotengera mwayi.
• Anthu omwe ali ndi a matenda opuma, ngati chimfine.
• Anthu chipatala, makamaka m’chipinda cha odwala mwakayakaya.
• Anthu okhudzidwa mankhwala oopsa pa ntchito yawo (monga ma vanishi kapena zopangira utoto), oweta mbalame, ogwira ntchito popanga kapena kukonza ubweya, chimera ndi tchizi.
• Anthu zachikhalidwe ku Canada ndi Alaska ali pachiwopsezo chachikulu cha chibayo cha pneumococcal.

Zowopsa

• Kusuta komanso kukhudzidwa ndi utsi wa fodya
• Mowa mopitirira muyeso
• Kugwiritsa ntchito mankhwala osokoneza bongo
• Nyumba zauve komanso zodzaza anthu