Vaccination in older adults with cancer and older cancer survivors

Vaccination is one of the most effective means of preventing infections and should be widely promoted, especially in immunocompromised patients, such as older adults with cancer and older cancer survivors. However, adherence is low, which is due in part to lack of awareness, fear of side effects, he...

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Autores principales: Alejandro Arreola-Rodríguez, Juan Pablo Negrete-Najar, Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis, Ana Patricia Navarrete-Reyes
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:bc842b7e8b60495ca74dc2b311d8730f2021-11-22T20:46:38ZVaccination in older adults with cancer and older cancer survivors2447-212310.53886/gga.e0210039https://doaj.org/article/bc842b7e8b60495ca74dc2b311d8730f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ggaging.com/details/1694/en-US/vaccination-in-older-adults-with-cancer-and-older-cancer-survivorshttps://doaj.org/toc/2447-2123Vaccination is one of the most effective means of preventing infections and should be widely promoted, especially in immunocompromised patients, such as older adults with cancer and older cancer survivors. However, adherence is low, which is due in part to lack of awareness, fear of side effects, hesitancy to vaccinate and rejection of vaccination, especially for COVID-19. The objective of this paper is to clarify current indications for vaccination in these populations and underscore its importance.Alejandro Arreola-RodríguezJuan Pablo Negrete-NajarEnrique Soto-Perez-de-CelisAna Patricia Navarrete-ReyesBrazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontologyarticleagedneoplasmssurvivorsvaccinationcovid-19NursingRT1-120GeriatricsRC952-954.6Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENPTGeriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, Vol 15, Pp 1-5 (2021)
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PT
topic aged
neoplasms
survivors
vaccination
covid-19
Nursing
RT1-120
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
spellingShingle aged
neoplasms
survivors
vaccination
covid-19
Nursing
RT1-120
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Alejandro Arreola-Rodríguez
Juan Pablo Negrete-Najar
Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis
Ana Patricia Navarrete-Reyes
Vaccination in older adults with cancer and older cancer survivors
description Vaccination is one of the most effective means of preventing infections and should be widely promoted, especially in immunocompromised patients, such as older adults with cancer and older cancer survivors. However, adherence is low, which is due in part to lack of awareness, fear of side effects, hesitancy to vaccinate and rejection of vaccination, especially for COVID-19. The objective of this paper is to clarify current indications for vaccination in these populations and underscore its importance.
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author Alejandro Arreola-Rodríguez
Juan Pablo Negrete-Najar
Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis
Ana Patricia Navarrete-Reyes
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Juan Pablo Negrete-Najar
Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis
Ana Patricia Navarrete-Reyes
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title Vaccination in older adults with cancer and older cancer survivors
title_short Vaccination in older adults with cancer and older cancer survivors
title_full Vaccination in older adults with cancer and older cancer survivors
title_fullStr Vaccination in older adults with cancer and older cancer survivors
title_full_unstemmed Vaccination in older adults with cancer and older cancer survivors
title_sort vaccination in older adults with cancer and older cancer survivors
publisher Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/bc842b7e8b60495ca74dc2b311d8730f
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