Addressing Unmet Needs in Vaccination for Older Adults in the Asia Pacific: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic.

2023

Woodward, Michael M

Ramasubramanian, Venkatasubramanian

Kamarulzaman, Adeeba

Tantawichien, Terapong

Wang, Minggui

Song, Joon Young

Choi, Won Suk

Djauzi, Samsuridjal

Solante, Rontgene

Lee, Wen-Sen

Tateda, Kazuhiko

Pan, HongXing

Wang, Ning-Chi

Pang, Tikki

COVID-19 vaccination

VPD

adult vaccination

adult vaccines

vaccine-preventable diseases

Journal Article

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10.2147/CIA.S406601

The impact of vaccinating the older population against vaccine-preventable diseases in terms of health, social and economic benefits has been increasingly recognised. However, there is a gap in the utilisation of vaccines worldwide. The population is ageing at an unprecedented pace in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, with the number of persons older than 65 years set to double by 2050 to around 1.3 billion. More than 18% of the population in Japan, Hong Kong, and China is over the age of 65 years. This highlights the importance of prioritising resources to address societal obligations toward the needs of the ageing generation. This review provides an overview of the challenges to adult vaccination in APAC, drivers to increase vaccination coverage, vaccination insights gained through the COVID-19 pandemic, and potential measures to increase the uptake of adult vaccines in the region.

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Clinical Interventions in Aging 2023

Clinical Interventions in Aging

1178-1998