The proportion of the population ≥65 years old is about 17% today and will be about 27% in 2050 worldwide. The problem, however, is not ageing in itself, it is individual disabilities associated with ageing. This manuscript summarizes the consensus points reached during a pan-European meeting on gaps and barriers in making vaccination of adults aged 50+ a reality and on further joint actions in Europe. The shift from childhood to life-long vaccination is essential to prevent disability, morbidity and mortality in the elderly and promote healthy ageing. This vaccination shift is a major challenge in the post-truth, media-based era in countries with dwindling resources for the provision of healthcare. The challenge can be met only by adopting an innovative approach designed to shift the mindset of decision-makers from treatment to prevention. A number of key actions are required and for these actions a European multidisciplinary network including health authorities, medical doctors with different specialties, sociologists, psychologists, pharmaceutical companies and Associations of patients appears mandatory.

Vaccination of 50+ adults to promote healthy ageing in Europe: The way forward / Esposito, S.; Principi, N.; Rezza, G.; Bonanni, P.; Gavazzi, G.; Beyer, I.; Sulzner, M.; Celentano, L. P.; Prymula, R.; Rappagliosi, A.; Sevilla, J.; Poland, G.. - In: VACCINE. - ISSN 0264-410X. - 36:39(2018), pp. 5819-5824. [10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.08.041]

Vaccination of 50+ adults to promote healthy ageing in Europe: The way forward

Rezza G.;
2018-01-01

Abstract

The proportion of the population ≥65 years old is about 17% today and will be about 27% in 2050 worldwide. The problem, however, is not ageing in itself, it is individual disabilities associated with ageing. This manuscript summarizes the consensus points reached during a pan-European meeting on gaps and barriers in making vaccination of adults aged 50+ a reality and on further joint actions in Europe. The shift from childhood to life-long vaccination is essential to prevent disability, morbidity and mortality in the elderly and promote healthy ageing. This vaccination shift is a major challenge in the post-truth, media-based era in countries with dwindling resources for the provision of healthcare. The challenge can be met only by adopting an innovative approach designed to shift the mindset of decision-makers from treatment to prevention. A number of key actions are required and for these actions a European multidisciplinary network including health authorities, medical doctors with different specialties, sociologists, psychologists, pharmaceutical companies and Associations of patients appears mandatory.
2018
Ageing
Disability
Elderly
Life-long vaccination
Vaccine-preventable disease
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