Healthy ageing: Herpes zoster infection and the role of zoster vaccination

D Curran, TM Doherty, N Lecrenier, T Breuer - npj Vaccines, 2023 - nature.com
Populations are ageing worldwide, with considerable time lived in ill-health, putting upwards
pressure on healthcare budgets. Healthy ageing is defined as maintaining functional ability …

A global agenda for older adult immunization in the COVID-19 era: a roadmap for action

LA Privor-Dumm, GA Poland, J Barratt, DN Durrheim… - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
Given our global interconnectedness, the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the urgency of
building a global system that can support both routine and pandemic/epidemic adult …

Promoting healthy ageing in South Africa through vaccination of the elderly

M Sibanda, JC Meyer, KJ Mahlaba… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The World Health Organization estimates that globally, the proportion of people aged≥ 60
years will more than double by the year 2050, with the majority of elderly people living in low …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of population immunosuppression and past vaccination on smallpox reemergence

CR MacIntyre, V Costantino, X Chen… - Emerging infectious …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We built a SEIR (susceptible, exposed, infected, recovered) model of smallpox transmission
for New York, New York, USA, and Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, that accounted for …

[PDF][PDF] Vaccine myopia: adult vaccination also needs attention

RI Menzies, J Leask, J Royle, CR MacIntyre - Med J Aust, 2017 - mja.com.au
Successive federal governments have increased the amount of family assistance payments
at stake for those who do not vaccinate, and removed most incentives for providers to …

Pharmacist‐led influenza vaccination services in residential aged care homes: A pilot study

NC McDerby, S Kosari, KS Bail… - … Journal on Ageing, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The feasibility of pharmacist‐led influenza vaccination services in residential
aged care homes has not previously been studied. The primary objective of this pilot study …

Precision medicine and vaccination of older adults: from reactive to proactive (a mini-review)

TM Doherty, A Di Pasquale, JP Michel, G Del Giudice - Gerontology, 2020 - karger.com
As populations age globally, the health of older adults is looming larger on the agendas of
public health bodies. In particular, the priority is to ensure that older adults remain healthy …

Informing the design of a whole of life immunisation register for Australia

EB Kpozehouen, AE Heywood, R Menzies, H Seale… - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction: In 2016, Australia launched a whole life immunisation register, the
Australian Immunisation Register (AIR), building on a universal childhood register …

Calabria: a successful experience implementing Herpes Zoster vaccination strategies

S Giuffrida - Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Recently, the National Immunization Plan (NIP) in Italy has highlighted the
importance of immunization practices also for adults, including vaccinations against …

Mapping implementation strategies to reach community-dwelling older adults in Northwest Switzerland

MJ Mendieta, G Goderis, A Zeller, O Yip, F Siqeca… - Implementation …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background In Northwestern Switzerland, recent legislation tackles the needs of
community-dwelling older adults by creating Information and Advice Centers (IACs). IACs …