Vaccines and Immunology

Geriatric immunization

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Vaccines for the elderly are important as they have low immune power and have an increased risk of viruses. Immune responses vary in older adults as age-related changes such as obesity, frailty influence the immune system. Getting vaccinated is important if one has ongoing health conditions like diabetes or heart disease. Vaccines appear to be safe and effective as well for older people. Senior citizens should discuss with the physicians and take vaccines like the flu vaccine, the pneumococcal vaccine to prevent pneumonia, the zoster vaccine (for shingles), and Tdap (tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis) vaccines that are recommended to them.

Related associations and societies: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Indian Vaccine Manufacturers Association (IVMA), National Medical Association (NMA),  Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) , Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF),Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI), Clinical Immunology Society, Hepatitis B Foundation (HBF), Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society(PIDS).