Vaccinations in the Elderly

Loh Jia Shen; Wong Sin Yew

The Singapore Family Physician

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Vaccinations in the Elderly

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Author(s):

Loh Jia Shen
Wong Sin Yew

Published in:

The Singapore Family Physician Vol 44 No 2 - Vaccinations in Adults

Page(s):

5 - 12

Publication date:

1 May 2018

ISSN:

0377-5305

Abstract

The proportion of the elderly in the population has been steadily increasing globally. In Singapore, it is estimated that a quarter of the population will be older than 65 years in 2030. The elderly are more susceptible to infections and once acquired, the infections are often more severe. Effective vaccination has been the most efficient interventional strategy to reduce the morbidity and mortality of infections in the young and greater attention should be paid to the use of vaccinations in the elderly.