Affiliation:
1. Pfizer Limited, Mumbai, India
Abstract
Advancing age is accompanied by decreased immunity, poor health, and physiological changes, which render the elderly population highly susceptible to infectious diseases. We aim to identify the guidelines for pneumococcal vaccines in old-age facilities in India. We performed an extensive review of Indian literature (indexed and non-indexed publications) from 2010 to 2020 using search strings “Pneumococcal vaccine AND Recommendations AND India,” “Pneumococcal vaccine AND Guidelines AND India,” followed by a hand search to identify the most updated versions of recommendations. We reviewed immunization guidelines recommended by nine medical associations and societies in India—Association of Physicians of India (API), Geriatric Society of India (GSI), Indian Society of Nephrology (ISN), Mass Gathering Advisory Board Consensus Recommendation, Indian Medical Association (IMA), Indian Chest Society and National College of Chest Physicians (ICS-NCCP), Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI), Indian Association of Occupational Health Guidelines for Working Adults (IAOH), and API guidelines for immunization during COVID19 pandemic. All bodies recommend pneumococcal vaccines, sequence and preference of which depend on factors such as age, underlying conditions, and immune status. Integration of society recommendations and their implementation into public and private vaccination programs are required to promote adult immunization.
Subject
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Reference42 articles.
1. The Better India. (2018, April 25) AIIMS doctors to visit old-age homes for free cancer check-ups & vaccinations. Author. https://www.thebetterindia.com/139125/aiims-doctors-visit-old-age-homes-free-cancer-check-ups-vaccinations-25-04-2018/
2. Bonten M. J., Huijts S. M., Bolkenbaas M., Webber C., Patterson S., Gault S., van Werkhoven C. H., van Deursen A. M., Sanders E. A., Verheij T. J., Patton M., McDonough A., Moradoghli-Haftvani A., Smith H., Mellelieu T., Pride M. W., Crowther G., Schmoele-Thoma B., Scott D. A., Jansen K. U.Grobbee D. E. (2015). Polysaccharide conjugate vaccine against pneumococcal pneumonia in adults. The New England journal of medicine, 372(12), 1114–1125. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1408544
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, January). Pneumococcal vaccination. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/pneumo/
Cited by
1 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献