PMID: 2120764Aug 28, 1990Paper

Should elderly persons be vaccinated?

Schweizerische Rundschau für Medizin Praxis = Revue suisse de médecine Praxis
R Darioli, P A Raeber

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.

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