[Adult vaccination update].
Vaccination, as a global concept, is the most cost-effective strategy in primary prevention of communicable diseases. One of the bigger difficulties in adult population is to reach the same vaccine coverage as in childhood vaccine programs. In order to solve this deficit, strategies established in the primary level are basic, due the fact that it's the first contact of adult population with health programs. Tertiary level could help to optimize vaccine coverage in specific groups. Active immunization in adults is established evaluating factors as age and gender, but specific circumstances associated with medical conditions, treatments or occupation could extend vaccine administration in adults.
Arribas
José Luis
JL
Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain. jlarribas@salud.aragob.es
Hernández-Navarrete
María Jesús
MJ
Solano
Víctor Manuel
VM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D032521:Immunity, Herd; D017589:Immunization Programs; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D014181:Transplantation Immunology; D014195:Travel; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data