Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC, Asheville, NC, USA.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2020;16(1):70-75. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1637218. Epub 2019 Aug 1.
Older adults share a disproportionately high burden of vaccine-preventable diseases. Despite recommendations from national and international health organizations, vaccination rates among older patients remain suboptimal, suggesting poor access and barriers to vaccination. Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to assist patients in overcoming many of these barriers. In this commentary, we describe some of the common barriers to vaccination that older adults encounter and the role pharmacists have in overcoming these barriers, in the US and abroad. We provide a case study of pharmacists' impact in supporting herpes zoster vaccination. We also identify areas of opportunities to promote further pharmacist involvement in vaccination efforts.
老年人在可通过疫苗预防的疾病方面负担过重。尽管国家和国际卫生组织提出了建议,但老年患者的疫苗接种率仍不理想,这表明疫苗接种的可及性较差,存在障碍。药剂师在帮助患者克服这些障碍方面具有独特的优势。在这篇评论中,我们描述了老年人在接种疫苗时遇到的一些常见障碍,以及药剂师在克服这些障碍方面所扮演的角色,包括美国和国外的情况。我们提供了一个关于药剂师在支持带状疱疹疫苗接种方面的影响的案例研究。我们还确定了进一步促进药剂师参与疫苗接种工作的机会领域。