Addressing Unmet Needs in Vaccination for Older Adults in the Asia Pacific: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Michael Woodward; Venkatasubramanian Ramasubramanian; Adeeba Kamarulzaman; Terapong Tantawichien; Minggui Wang; Joon Young Song; Won Suk Choi; Samsuridjal Djauzi; Rontgene Solante; Wen Sen Lee; Kazuhiko Tateda; Hongxing Pan; Ning Chi Wang; Tikki Pang

doi:10.2147/CIA.S406601

Addressing Unmet Needs in Vaccination for Older Adults in the Asia Pacific: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Michael Woodward
, Venkatasubramanian Ramasubramanian
, Adeeba Kamarulzaman
, Terapong Tantawichien
, Minggui Wang
, Joon Young Song
, Won Suk Choi
, Samsuridjal Djauzi
, Rontgene Solante
, Wen Sen Lee
, Kazuhiko Tateda
, Hongxing Pan
, Ning Chi Wang
, Tikki Pang^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The impact of vaccinating the older population against vaccine-preventable diseases in terms of health, social and economic benefits has been increasingly recognised. However, there is a gap in the utilisation of vaccines worldwide. The population is ageing at an unprecedented pace in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, with the number of persons older than 65 years set to double by 2050 to around 1.3 billion. More than 18% of the population in Japan, Hong Kong, and China is over the age of 65 years. This highlights the importance of prioritising resources to address societal obligations toward the needs of the ageing generation. This review provides an overview of the challenges to adult vaccination in APAC, drivers to increase vaccination coverage, vaccination insights gained through the COVID-19 pandemic, and potential measures to increase the uptake of adult vaccines in the region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	869-880
Number of pages	12
Journal	Clinical Interventions in Aging
Volume	18
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S406601
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

COVID-19 vaccination
VPD
adult vaccination
adult vaccines
vaccine-preventable diseases

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geriatrics and Gerontology

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Woodward, M., Ramasubramanian, V., Kamarulzaman, A., Tantawichien, T., Wang, M., Song, J. Y., Choi, W. S., Djauzi, S., Solante, R., Lee, W. S., Tateda, K., Pan, H., Wang, N. C., & Pang, T. (2023). Addressing Unmet Needs in Vaccination for Older Adults in the Asia Pacific: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 18, 869-880. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S406601

Woodward, M, Ramasubramanian, V, Kamarulzaman, A, Tantawichien, T, Wang, M, Song, JY, Choi, WS, Djauzi, S, Solante, R, Lee, WS, Tateda, K, Pan, H, Wang, NC & Pang, T 2023, 'Addressing Unmet Needs in Vaccination for Older Adults in the Asia Pacific: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic', Clinical Interventions in Aging, vol. 18, pp. 869-880. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S406601

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