Adult vaccination as part of a healthy lifestyle: moving from medical intervention to health promotion.

ABSTRACT: As the global population ages, there is concern about the effect of an increased proportion of older individuals on the economic sustainability of healthcare systems and the social effects of an older society. Health authorities and advocacy groups in countries at the forefront of this trend are now developing strategies to ameliorate the social and financial effects of an ageing population. There is broad agreement that for both society and for the individuals, it is important to ensure that increasing lifespans are matched with increased "healthspans" - the number of years spent in good health. There is also growing consensus that vaccination is one of the tools that can play an important role in improving adult health - though currently vaccination coverage is often poor. This review fo

SUBMITTER: Doherty TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7857442 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature