60 Plus Care offers Vaccination at Home | Adult Immunisation Clinic in Kolkata

Older adults have reduced immunity and homeostasis especially in frail elders or those who have comorbidities

• Vaccination is one of the most cost effective strategies to prevent vaccine preventable diseases. Vaccines also help to protect the community by reducing the spread of infectious diseases.
• We all know that every child should be vaccinated since it is mandatory and universal and widely available free of cost at Government health care centers but adult immunization is selective not universal like child vaccination and also not free of cost.
• Adult vaccination rates are very low in our country and even in the United States. Vaccines prevent diseases and even reduce complications or advance stage and thus reducing morbidity and mortality.
• All older people should receive the recommended vaccines according to the current guidelines.
• All seniors should receive Annual influenza vaccine recommended for our country
• A 15 or 20 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is recommended for all patients who are 65 years and older.
• Patients who receive 15 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine should receive a dose of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine one year later.
• Adults 19 to 64 years of age should also receive a pneumococcal vaccination if they have comorbidities or other risk factors.
• Hepatitis A vaccine is recommended for adults with specific risk factors.
• Older people who have risk factors should receive a hepatitis B vaccine.
• A single dose of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine / MMR Vaccine is recommended for adults without presumptive immunity,
• A tetanus, pertussis and diphtheria toxoids booster / DPT is recommended every 10 years.
• The human papillomavirus vaccine is recommended for all people through 26 years of age.
• Herpes zoster / shingles vaccine is indicated for all adults 50 years and older.