Infectious diseases are a major cause for morbidity and mortality in the older population.
Demographic changes will lead to increasing numbers of older persons over the next …

Preserving good health in old age is of utmost importance to alleviate societal, economic
and health care-related challenges caused by an aging society. The prevalence and …

Upon exposure to vaccine-preventable diseases, certain individuals are at increased risk for
complications due to preexisting diseases, age or immunosuppressive treatment …

Vaccines are important for older adults, and the morbidity and mortality of vaccine‐
preventable diseases among older adults are high. There are limited data on vaccination …

Abstract Background Since 2014, Belgium's Superior Health Council has recommended
pneumococcal vaccination for adults aged 19–85 years at increased risk for pneumococcal …

The COVID-19 pandemic identifies the problems of preventing respiratory illnesses in
seniors, especially frail multimorbidity seniors in nursing homes and Long-Term Care …

Despite widespread use of pneumococcal vaccines throughout Europe, the burden of
pneumococcal disease (PD) in adults is considerable. To mitigate this burden, National …

Pneumococcal pneumonia (PP) and invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) are important
causes of morbidity and mortality in seniors worldwide. Incidence rates and serious …

To the Editor, We would like to share our experience of a series of COVID-19 patients
coinfected with pneumococcal pneumonia in a district hospital in Barcelona. Bacterial …

Background Pneumococcal disease causes substantial morbidity and mortality in older
adults. Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) is routinely recommended to reduce …