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Editor, Senior Moderator
Vaccines (Basel)
. 2020 Jul 4;8(3):E358.
doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030358.
Strategies to Improve Vaccination Among At-Risk Adults and the Elderly in Italy
Giovanna Elisa Calabr?[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Alessia Tognetto[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Elettra Carini[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Silvia Mancinelli[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Laura Sarnari[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Vittoria Colamesta[SUP] 1 5 [/SUP], Walter Ricciardi[SUP] 1 6 [/SUP], Chiara de Waure[SUP] 7 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO), the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the European Center for Disease Control (ECDC), and the immunization guidelines of many countries issue vaccination recommendations for adults and the elderly. However, the uptake of vaccination in these groups is generally low due to several reasons. The present study aimed to identify strategies implemented in Italy in unconventional settings to promote vaccination against influenza, pneumococcal, and herpes zoster virus (HZV) infections among these subjects, i.e., the at-risk adult population and the elderly. We conducted a literature review and a survey of experts. The literature search yielded seven strategies; all of these concerned influenza vaccination, while three also addressed pneumococcal and HZV vaccination. The survey of experts identified 15 strategies; 10 regarded influenza vaccination, while four regarded pneumococcal vaccination and one regarded HZV vaccination. Most of the strategies were implemented in hospital clinics and rest homes. Regarding influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations, the target population mainly comprised at-risk adults, while the elderly represented the main target population for HZV vaccination. Our results show that, in Italy, there are initiatives aimed at promoting vaccination in unconventional settings, but further efforts are required to assess their effectiveness and to further extend them.
Keywords: HZV vaccination; elderly; immunization strategies; influenza vaccination; pneumococcal vaccination.
. 2020 Jul 4;8(3):E358.
doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030358.
Strategies to Improve Vaccination Among At-Risk Adults and the Elderly in Italy
Giovanna Elisa Calabr?[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Alessia Tognetto[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Elettra Carini[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Silvia Mancinelli[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Laura Sarnari[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Vittoria Colamesta[SUP] 1 5 [/SUP], Walter Ricciardi[SUP] 1 6 [/SUP], Chiara de Waure[SUP] 7 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32635467
- DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8030358
Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO), the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the European Center for Disease Control (ECDC), and the immunization guidelines of many countries issue vaccination recommendations for adults and the elderly. However, the uptake of vaccination in these groups is generally low due to several reasons. The present study aimed to identify strategies implemented in Italy in unconventional settings to promote vaccination against influenza, pneumococcal, and herpes zoster virus (HZV) infections among these subjects, i.e., the at-risk adult population and the elderly. We conducted a literature review and a survey of experts. The literature search yielded seven strategies; all of these concerned influenza vaccination, while three also addressed pneumococcal and HZV vaccination. The survey of experts identified 15 strategies; 10 regarded influenza vaccination, while four regarded pneumococcal vaccination and one regarded HZV vaccination. Most of the strategies were implemented in hospital clinics and rest homes. Regarding influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations, the target population mainly comprised at-risk adults, while the elderly represented the main target population for HZV vaccination. Our results show that, in Italy, there are initiatives aimed at promoting vaccination in unconventional settings, but further efforts are required to assess their effectiveness and to further extend them.
Keywords: HZV vaccination; elderly; immunization strategies; influenza vaccination; pneumococcal vaccination.