Vaccination throughout life will change the course of up to 26 pathologies
Juan Leon Garcia
Continuous and ongoing vaccination from the beginning of life until the last stage of life will allow you to live longer and better. This was once again confirmed this Wednesday by a multidisciplinary group of professionals who met on the occasion VII seminar for journalists organized Pfizer And National Association of Medical Informants (ANIS) in Madrid.
This message precedes others that will be distributed throughout World Immunization Week, which will be celebrated from April 24 to 30.. In this case, the focus was on immunization of pregnant women and infants, and the importance of including those over 80 years of age in the equation. It is estimated that around four million deaths are prevented each year by childhood vaccinations.
Although there is also evidence of projections such as one and a half million additional deaths that could be avoided if vaccination coverage were improved, or 50 million deaths that could be prevented by immunization between 2021 and 2030, vaccines continue to dominate in most hoaxes. At least, this is what follows from the work carried out in 2021 Institute of Health Without Hoaxes With Doctoral And Spanish Society of General Practitioners and Family Physicians (SEMG).
It is estimated that around four million deaths are prevented each year by childhood vaccinations.
family physician, head of the SEMG vaccine group and member of the NeumoExpertos group, Dr. Isabel Gimenoemphasized during the seminar the importance of primary health care when it comes to “I recommend prevention”especially in chronic patients, a group that already warns against Patient Organization Platform (POP) This will place a significant burden on healthcare systems, mainly due to the aging population that is occurring in Western societies.
As a reminder, there are 20 vaccines available worldwide that help protect against 265 specific diseases or pathogens. Jose Chavez, Medical Director of Pfizer Spain. This has influenced the fact that biopharmaceuticals “keep investigating” in new doses for immunization against new pathologies. According to him, they are immersed in “a new era of innovation in disease prevention with a special emphasis on research and development of vaccines for special populations such as mothers and newborns.”
However, in addition to active vaccination, Professor of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health of the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid (URJC) and member of the NeumoExpertos group Angel Gil, stressed the importance of increasing efforts and resources in tertiary prevention (eg including physiotherapists or podiatrists in the National Health System, SNS) and, although little known, a particular focus on quaternary prevention.
Quaternary prevention focuses on multimorbid, multimedicated patients with comorbid or multimorbid conditions, such as those over 80 years of age, and aims to improve their quality of life.
The focus is on patients with multiple pathologies, multi-medication, comorbidities or multiple diseases, the goal of which, he explained, is to improve the quality of life of patients over 80 years of age. It’s not just about living longer, it’s also about “live well”. Also, The life expectancy of the generation born in 2015 will be 100 years.. Efforts to integrate vaccination schedules for people over 80 years of age are therefore key for Professor Gil. And also for those people who are institutionalized.
If it is important to get vaccinated, Maite Hernandez, Pfizer Communications DirectorIt is equally important to combat misinformation in this regard. By your side Graziella Almendral, President of ANIS, affirmed the role of medical journalists in ensuring vaccines reach those who need them. A week ago, the association joined the International Alliance Against Health Misinformation to join global efforts to combat this scourge.
Respiratory infections are the third cause of death
Respiratory infections continue to be the third cause of death in our country, according to data World Health Organization (WHO). Thus, the emergence of new vaccine options during this latest winter campaign has become a cause for celebration among professionals, especially pediatricians. As stated in Dr. Maria Garcés Sánchez, pediatrician at the Nazareth Medical Center (Valencia) and member of the Vaccine Advisory Committee of the Spanish Association of Pediatrics (CAV-AEP), resulted in an average reduction in hospitalizations of approximately 80%. In Spain, babies can currently be protected against four respiratory diseases such as Covid, influenza, whooping cough and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The latter is known to cause “drama” bronchiolitis, as he described it.
An important milestone to highlight is also the vaccination of pregnant women, the benefits of which have been noted Dr. Carmen Pingarrón, Head of Gynecology at the Quironsalud San José Hospital in Madrid. When transferred to the baby through the placenta, integrated antibodies accompany birth and the first months of life. “If they are born protected thanks to the vaccine, we have taken a big step,” summed up.
However, he regretted that these immunization doses were still “underutilized resource”so it’s necessary “Promote all scientific information and force journalists to report it”. The latest vaccine, introduced by the biopharmaceutical company Abrisvo®, is currently the only vaccine that protects both people over 60 years of age and infants. It has been designed to protect against 20 different serotypes, allowing “greater coverage”.