[Should elderly persons be vaccinated?].
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.
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Centre de vaccinations et de médecine des voyages, Policlinique médicale universitaire, Lausanne.
Raeber
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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*
D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines
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