ReviewEuropean geriatric medicine2018
Vaccination programs for older adults in an era of demographic change.
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- Feasibility and Potential Effects of Multidomain Interventions to Improve the Cognitive and Functional Well-Being of Elderly Individuals in Residential Structures: The I-COUNT Pilot Study Protocol.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Mapping implementation strategies to reach community-dwelling older adults in Northwest Switzerland.Implementation science : IS · 2024Article
- Role of the National Immunisation Technical Advisory Groups in 13 European countries in the decision-making process on vaccine recommendations.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2023Article
- Review of the unmet medical need for vaccination in adults with immunocompromising conditions: An Indian perspective.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Review
- Improving older adults' vaccination uptake: Are existing measures of vaccine hesitancy valid and reliable for older people?Journal of health psychology · 2022Article
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- A comprehensive overview of pneumococcal vaccination recommendations for adults in South Africa, 2022.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Review
- Capturing the value of vaccination: impact of vaccine-preventable disease on hospitalization.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Vaccinations for older adults.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2022Article
- Efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in older people.European geriatric medicine · 2022Article
- A case for implementation of adult pneumococcal vaccine program in Africa: review and expert opinion.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Review
- The Awareness and Attitude of Physicians to Older Adult Routine Vaccination Scheme.Clinical interventions in aging · 2022Article
- Towards Ending Immunization Inequity.Vaccines · 2021Article
- Recommendations of the Italian society for infectious and tropical diseases (SIMIT) for adult vaccinations.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2021Article
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- A global agenda for older adult immunization in the COVID-19 era: A roadmap for action.Vaccine · 2021Article
- Clinical inertia in elderly for vaccination.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesPopulations are aging worldwide. This paper summarizes some of the challenges and opportunities due to the increasing burden of infectious diseases in an aging population.
resultsOlder adults typically suffer elevated morbidity from infectious disease, leading to increased demand for healthcare resources and higher healthcare costs. Preventive medicine, including vaccination can potentially play a major role in preserving the health and independence of older adults. However, this potential of widespread vaccination is rarely realized. Here, we give a brief overview of the problem, discuss concrete obstacles and the potential for expanded vaccination programs to promote healthy aging.
conclusionThe increasing healthcare burden of infectious diseases expected in aging populations could, to a large extent, be reduced by achieving higher vaccination coverage among older adults. Vaccination can thus contribute to healthy aging, alongside healthy diet and physical exercise. The available evidence indicates that dedicated programs can achieve substantial improvements in vaccination coverage among older adults, but more research is required to assess the generalizability of the results achieved by specific interventions (see Additional file 1).
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