Addressing Unmet Needs in Vaccination for Older Adults in the Asia Pacific : Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic

© 2023 Woodward et al..

The impact of vaccinating the older population against vaccine-preventable diseases in terms of health, social and economic benefits has been increasingly recognised. However, there is a gap in the utilisation of vaccines worldwide. The population is ageing at an unprecedented pace in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, with the number of persons older than 65 years set to double by 2050 to around 1.3 billion. More than 18% of the population in Japan, Hong Kong, and China is over the age of 65 years. This highlights the importance of prioritising resources to address societal obligations toward the needs of the ageing generation. This review provides an overview of the challenges to adult vaccination in APAC, drivers to increase vaccination coverage, vaccination insights gained through the COVID-19 pandemic, and potential measures to increase the uptake of adult vaccines in the region.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Clinical interventions in aging - 18(2023) vom: 03., Seite 869-880

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Woodward, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Ramasubramanian, Venkatasubramanian [VerfasserIn]
Kamarulzaman, Adeeba [VerfasserIn]
Tantawichien, Terapong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Minggui [VerfasserIn]
Song, Joon Young [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Won Suk [VerfasserIn]
Djauzi, Samsuridjal [VerfasserIn]
Solante, Rontgene [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Wen-Sen [VerfasserIn]
Tateda, Kazuhiko [VerfasserIn]
Pan, HongXing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ning-Chi [VerfasserIn]
Pang, Tikki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adult vaccination
Adult vaccines
COVID-19 vaccination
Journal Article
Review
VPD
Vaccine-preventable diseases
Vaccines

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Date Completed 09.06.2023

Date Revised 09.06.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2147/CIA.S406601

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357864557