Opportunity for healthy ageing: lessening the burden of adult pneumococcal disease in Central and Eastern Europe, and Israel review and analysis of the problem

Abstrakt

The population of the Region (Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Israel) is ageing, necessitating preventative programmes to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle in older age groups.

Klíčová slova

• invasive penumococcal disease (IPD)
• community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
• Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
• Israel
• pneumococcal vaccines
• vaccination
• elderly adults
• conjugate vaccines