Vaccination of older adults: Influenza, pneumococcal disease, herpes zoster, COVID-19 and beyond

Abstract Preserving good health in old age is of utmost importance to alleviate societal, economic and health care-related challenges caused by an aging society. The prevalence and severity of many infectious diseases is higher in older adults, and in addition to the acute disease, long-term sequela...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Birgit Weinberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Immunity & Ageing
Subjects:
Age
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12979-021-00249-6