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The sustainability of influenza vaccination programs: considerations and perspectives from Italy
Influenza constitutes an annually recurring threat to society, from both the clinical and economic points of view. The impact of influenza is often underestimated, especially among frail elderly people, who are at increased risk of serious complications, including hospitalization and death. In Italy...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4910445/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27346942 |
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author | Poscia, A. Stojanovic, J. Ricciardi, W. |
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description | Influenza constitutes an annually recurring threat to society, from both the clinical and economic points of view. The impact of influenza is often underestimated, especially among frail elderly people, who are at increased risk of serious complications, including hospitalization and death. In Italy, around 10 million individuals aged 65 years and older are at risk of contracting influenza, and it can be estimated that the lack of a vaccination strategy would lead to more than 2 million cases and about 30,000 deaths. However, adherence to routinely recommended adult immunizations remains suboptimal despite the availability of safe and effective vaccines. Indeed, a monitoring program from the National Institute of Health in Italy has shown that influenza vaccination coverage in the elderly dropped to 49% in the 2014-2015 season, which is far below the maximum values (68%) recorded in the 2005-2006 season. The current situation in Italy imposes a need for greater sustainability in order to face the challenges related to the changing epidemiological situation, demographic transition and social transformations. Our review sums up the key elements of influenza vaccine sustainability and makes suggestions for improving the organizational structure of the present initiatives. |
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spelling | pubmed-49104452016-06-24 The sustainability of influenza vaccination programs: considerations and perspectives from Italy Poscia, A. Stojanovic, J. Ricciardi, W. J Prev Med Hyg Research Article Influenza constitutes an annually recurring threat to society, from both the clinical and economic points of view. The impact of influenza is often underestimated, especially among frail elderly people, who are at increased risk of serious complications, including hospitalization and death. In Italy, around 10 million individuals aged 65 years and older are at risk of contracting influenza, and it can be estimated that the lack of a vaccination strategy would lead to more than 2 million cases and about 30,000 deaths. However, adherence to routinely recommended adult immunizations remains suboptimal despite the availability of safe and effective vaccines. Indeed, a monitoring program from the National Institute of Health in Italy has shown that influenza vaccination coverage in the elderly dropped to 49% in the 2014-2015 season, which is far below the maximum values (68%) recorded in the 2005-2006 season. The current situation in Italy imposes a need for greater sustainability in order to face the challenges related to the changing epidemiological situation, demographic transition and social transformations. Our review sums up the key elements of influenza vaccine sustainability and makes suggestions for improving the organizational structure of the present initiatives. Pacini Editore SRL 2016-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4910445/ /pubmed/27346942 Text en © Copyright by Pacini Editore SRL, Pisa, Italy http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License, which permits for noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any digital medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not altered in any way. For details, please refer to http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
spellingShingle | Research Article Poscia, A. Stojanovic, J. Ricciardi, W. The sustainability of influenza vaccination programs: considerations and perspectives from Italy |
title | The sustainability of influenza vaccination programs: considerations and perspectives from Italy |
title_full | The sustainability of influenza vaccination programs: considerations and perspectives from Italy |
title_fullStr | The sustainability of influenza vaccination programs: considerations and perspectives from Italy |
title_full_unstemmed | The sustainability of influenza vaccination programs: considerations and perspectives from Italy |
title_short | The sustainability of influenza vaccination programs: considerations and perspectives from Italy |
title_sort | sustainability of influenza vaccination programs: considerations and perspectives from italy |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4910445/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27346942 |
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