Vaccination in the elderly is beneficial in enabling healthy aging, enabling them to offer positive support to their families, avoid functional decline, and thereby reduce associated effects on health and welfare expenditure.
Vaccines are equally important for older adults or say grandparents as they are for babies and adults. As one gets older, immune system weakens, and it can be more difficult to fight off infections. One is more likely to get diseases like flu, pneumonia — and to have complications that can lead to long-term illness, hospitalisation, and even death.
Priority | Vaccines |
---|---|
Mandatory ( For all ) | Influenza – flu, PCV, Herpes Zoster |
Catch Up (If missed during younger age) | MMR, Varicella, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B |
High Risk (Special situations or high risk group) | Meningococcal, Rabies, Yellow Fever, Cholera, Polio |
Vaccine | Dose/s | Schedule |
---|---|---|
Influenza | 1 | 1 dose every year |
PCV 13 | 1 | Should receive PCV 13 first, if PPSV 23 received then PCV 13 after 1 year |
PPSV 23 | 1 | 1 year after PCV 13 |
Herpes Zoster | 2 | 2 to 4 months apart |
Tdap | 1 | 1 dose every 10 years |
Hepatitis B | 3 | 0 -1- 6 months |
Hepatitis A | 2 | 0 – 6 months or single dose of live vaccine |
MMR | 2 | 2 dose at 4-8 weeks interval |
Varicella | 2 | 2 doses at 4-8 weeks interval |
Emvac is a visionary, indigenous initiative founded to address the sole purpose of adding life to years. With a mission to provide high-quality vaccinations for adults and adolescents, for promoting public health and preventing the spread of infectious diseases.
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