Childhood immunisation is a standard and recognised critical element of preventive care around the world. Despite strong evidence for the efficacy of immunization against influenza, pneumococcal disease and other vaccine preventable diseases (VPD), there is a gap between recommendations for vaccination among older persons and actual vaccination rates in Europe. Older Europeans are not well vaccinated and therefore not well protected against these VPD. Identifying and developing strategies for overcoming barriers to vaccination is therefore an important health policy goal for Europe.
This brief, summarizes the evidence about policies and practices that promote the use of vaccination from all over the world and identify actions that policy makers should take to improve rates of vaccination and promote healthy ageing.articulate four broad policy goals are articulated and specific actions required to realize them are identified. The four policy goals are:
• Promote life course vaccination to promote healthy ageing by limiting the burden of illness linked to vaccine-preventable infectious disease;
• Improve the vaccination rate among health care professionals (HCP) and empower their critical role as vaccination providers;
• Expand opportunities for patients to receive vaccination;
• Develop patient knowledge and improve attitudes and beliefs;
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