As I highlighted before, vaccination is not limited to the official calendar for children proposed by the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), since all adults (including the very elderly) can be protected from preventable communicable diseases by the new, recently licensed vaccines. I am referring to respiratory infections, whether viral or bacterial in nature, as well as other infectious diseases such as herpes zoster.
Naturally, it is up to the State to do everything to ensure universal access to these vaccines, with a view to guaranteeing the principle of equity. As will be understood, disease prevention cannot be dependent on each person’s family income: rich and poor must be protected on equal terms.
If it is true that only the free vaccination ensures absolute respect for this principle, the price sharing scheme by the National Health Service (SNS), enabling the acquisition of the vaccine at the pharmacy, is a way of mitigating inequities, by lowering the cost at the time of purchase.
Immunization for certain infections, detailed below, will lead to greater individual longevity associated with a better quality of life, achieved by reducing the incidence of diseases and the risk of premature death. On the other hand, the State will be able to obtain profits by reducing expenses by reducing hospital admissions, admissions to intensive care and expenses inherent to drug treatments. These profits will necessarily have positive impacts on public accounts and economic growth (GDP).
Therefore, everyone wins. More prosperity. Unquestionable.
In adults, in addition to the regular update of the tetanus vaccine and the seasonal flu and COVID-19 vaccines (both annual), administered free of charge to those registered with the NHS, there are other innovative vaccines considered essential and especially recommended for those who want to live longer and with quality.
In other words, delaying the end of life is now, more than ever, an achievable objective through active immunization that prevents infections caused by certain pathogens (some of which are considered authentic serial killers): influenza virus (seasonal or zoonotic of subtype H5); COVID-19 coronavirus; respiratory syncytial virus (bronchiolitis) and pneumococci (pneumonia, otitis, sinusitis and invasive pneumococcal disease such as septicemia and meningitis). A new vaccine for the virus is also available. herpes zoster (area)
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Former Director General of Health
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