This review currently published in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010 Issue 2, assesses the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing influenza, influenza-like illness (ILI), hospital admissions, complications and mortality in the elderly; identifies and appraise comparative studies evaluating the effects of influenza vaccines in the elderly; and documents types and frequency of adverse effects associated with influenza vaccines in the elderly.
http://mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD004876/pdf_fs.html
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Life Course Vaccination: Impact of Life Course Vaccination on an Ageing Population
Published by the Alliance for Health and the Future, International Longevity Center, Policy Brief, 4(1), 2009.
Childhood immunization is a standard element of preventive care around the world.
There is a gap between recommendations for vaccination among older persons and actual vaccination rates in Europe.
This brief summarizez the evidence about policies and practices that promote the use of vaccination from all over the world and identifies actions for policy makers to improve rates of vaccination.
http://www.ilcusa.org/media/pdfs/Vaccination_and_Health_Brief.pdf
Childhood immunization is a standard element of preventive care around the world.
There is a gap between recommendations for vaccination among older persons and actual vaccination rates in Europe.
This brief summarizez the evidence about policies and practices that promote the use of vaccination from all over the world and identifies actions for policy makers to improve rates of vaccination.
http://www.ilcusa.org/media/pdfs/Vaccination_and_Health_Brief.pdf
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