title: [Should elderly persons be vaccinated?].
abstract: The susceptibility to infectious diseases in the elderly may be explained by the age-related physiological immune deficiency. Influenza and pneumococcal infections are the most frequent ones in this age. These infections can be efficiently prevented by vaccination, a fact that is often not considered. Other vaccinations should be considered in risk circumstances, such as travel to foreign countries. The lack of vaccination programs for the elderly constitutes a problem which should be resolved.
authors.affiliation: Centre de vaccinations et de médecine des voyages, Policlinique médicale universitaire, Lausanne.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Darioli
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Raeber
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology*; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D017053:Infection Control; D007239:Infections / Q000276:immunology; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000276:immunology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines
vernacular_title: Faut-il vacciner les sujets âgés?