Vaccination programs for older adults in an era of demographic change

T. Mark Doherty; Mark P. Connolly; Giuseppe Del Giudice; Johan Flamaing; Jorg J. Goronzy; Beatrix Grubeck-Loebenstein; Paul-Henri Lambert; Stefania Maggi; Janet E. McElhaney; Hideaki Nagai; William Schaffner; Ruprecht Schmidt-Ott; Edward Walsh; Alberta Di Pasquale

doi:10.1007/s41999-018-0040-8

Vaccination programs for older adults in an era of demographic change

T. Mark Doherty^*, Mark P. Connolly, Giuseppe Del Giudice, Johan Flamaing, Jorg J. Goronzy, Beatrix Grubeck-Loebenstein, Paul-Henri Lambert, Stefania Maggi, Janet E. McElhaney, Hideaki Nagai, William Schaffner, Ruprecht Schmidt-Ott, Edward Walsh, Alberta Di Pasquale

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Abstract

Objectives Populations are aging worldwide. This paper summarizes some of the challenges and opportunities due to the increasing burden of infectious diseases in an aging population.

Results Older 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.

Conclusion The 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).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	289-300
Number of pages	12
Journal	European Geriatric Medicine
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-018-0040-8
Publication status	Published - Jun-2018

Keywords

Demographic change
Healthy aging
Vaccines
Vaccination programs
NURSING-HOME RESIDENTS
QUALITY-OF-LIFE
HERPES-ZOSTER
UNITED-STATES
INFLUENZA VACCINE
PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINATION
2-DOSE REGIMENS
INNATE IMMUNITY
3-DOSE REGIMEN
COVERAGE

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Doherty, T. M., Connolly, M. P., Del Giudice, G., Flamaing, J., Goronzy, J. J., Grubeck-Loebenstein, B., Lambert, P.-H., Maggi, S., McElhaney, J. E., Nagai, H., Schaffner, W., Schmidt-Ott, R., Walsh, E., & Di Pasquale, A. (2018). Vaccination programs for older adults in an era of demographic change. European Geriatric Medicine, 9(3), 289-300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-018-0040-8

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