 [ Symptoms ] can the pneumococcal 13 vaccine pcv13 cause jock itch  i recently got the pneumococcal pcv13 vaccination the next day i had tinea cruris i have a history of this and i am convinced that the cause was antibiotics i had not had the condition for many months but the day after receiving the shot it flared up again i understand that tinea cruris is a virus and that the pneumococcal pcv13 injection is bacterial but i cannot make any other connection with this flare up  i see that one possible side effect is urticaria which i have also had [ Disease ] the cause of jock itch tinea cruris is a fungus not a virus it has nothing to do with the pneumococcal vaccine the fact that you got tinea cruris again just a coincidence