Adult Vaccine Immunization Service
Considerations for the development of adult vaccination in China
Li Li, Xu Changsha, Liu Lijun, Cao Lei, Song Yifan, Zhang Zhaonan, Ye Jiakai, Yu Wenzhou, Yin Zundong
Published 2023-12-06
Cite as Chin J Prev Med, 2023, 57(12): 2010-2015. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20230703-00502
Abstract
Adult vaccination is an important component of the life-course immunization for all. Strengthening adult vaccination in China contributes to shrinking immunization gaps between regions and groups, enhancing the overall immunity of our population, and promoting health equity and social prosperity. Chinese adults bear the heavy burden of vaccine preventable diseases such as influenza, pneumococcal diseases and shingles, and have low coverage of vaccines against those diseases, so it is necessary to make efforts to improve adult vaccination development. This article focuses on elaborating the values of adult vaccination, introducing the current status of adult vaccination abroad, and analyzing the challenges and existing foundations for China to provide adult vaccination, and makes suggestions for the building and development of adult vaccination.
Key words:
Immunization program; Adult vaccination; Vaccines; Service system development
Contributor Information
Li Li
National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
Xu Changsha
Suqian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Suqian 223800, China
Liu Lijun
Sichuan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chengdu 610041, China
Cao Lei
National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
Song Yifan
National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
Zhang Zhaonan
National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
Ye Jiakai
National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
Yu Wenzhou
National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
Yin Zundong
National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China