title: [The vaccination of older adults: a challenge for the future!].
abstract: In developed countries, the population is getting older and the prevention of infectious diseases is therefore a major public health issue for elderly. Infectious diseases preventable by vaccination, including influenza, pneumococcal infection, pertussis, herpes zoster infections, and to a lesser extent, diphtheria and poliomyelitis, are direct or indirect causes of hospitalization. Few data are available on the proportion of vaccinated elderly, the impact of the under nutrition, or immunosenescence on the quality of the immune response to vaccination and the level of protection. The infectious diseases preventable by vaccination are considered in this article, and the epidemic risk related to infectious diseases in older adults living in community, the specific vaccine recommendations, the vaccines available in France, the vaccine coverage of elderly, factors interfering with vaccine response, and future prospects in this area.
authors: Hôpital Bretonneau, unité d'hygiène, 75018 Paris, France. christine.bonnal@brt.aphp.fr
authors: Christine
authors: C
authors: Bonnal
authors: Corinne
authors: C
authors: Desaint
authors: Agathe
authors: A
authors: Raynaud-Simon
authors: Virginie
authors: V
authors: Fossey-Diaz
authors: Marie Lise
authors: ML
authors: Gougeon
authors: Jean Christophe
authors: JC
authors: Lucet
authors: Odile
authors: O
authors: Launay
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D014611:Vaccination / Q000639:trends; D014612:Vaccines / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines