In an exceptional article recently published in MJA with a slogan, "Time to increase our focus on immunising adults", unveils how in recent years there has been increasing attention in childhood vaccination with deliberately ignoring under-vaccinated adults.
In a last measured survey, only 51% of the total eligible adult population had received both pneumococcal and influenza vaccines. It shows a massive difference in the approach given to child and adult vaccination program.
REASON
The factors such as assumptions about the severity of disease, misbelief about the effectiveness of vaccination, and side effects associated with vaccinations.
SOLUTION
The health care practitioner is in a key role to influence vaccination in adults by recommendations. Not only doctors but pharmacists doing HMR and MMR can prompt community patients who are eligible under National Immunisation programme for vaccination
As per the article published in MJA, there is a need for governments, the media, providers and individuals to direct more attention towards the large numbers of adults who are unnecessarily susceptible to the vaccine-preventable disease each year. Immunisation is just as important for adolescents, older people, those with medical risk factors, pregnant women and other high-risk groups as it is for children.
References
1. http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/5403D77C07E1973ACA257D49001E3775/$File/NIP-schedule2016.pdf
2. https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2017/206/6/vaccine-myopia-adult-vaccination-also-needs-attention
3. http://www.ncirs.edu.au/assets/provider_resources/schedules/Adult-schedule-table-July-2015.pdf
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