Although there have been slight increase in some adult vaccination rates, U.S. health officials report Wednesday that those rates are still not what they should be. "We wanted vaccinations as infants and toddlers, but we also require vaccinations as adults," Dr. Susan J. Rehm, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, said during an afternoon news conference Wednesday. Rehm noted that vaccination rates among children are very good. "Because of that, we observe only a fraction of the vaccine avoidable diseases we saw in the past, and a part of the deaths and sufferings from these diseases," she said. "But our advance will be undone if we do not keep our immunity as adults."
Speaking at the similar news conference, Dr. Melinda Wharton, deputy director of the National Center for vaccination and Respiratory Diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and avoidance, announce some new data on adult immunization rates. The rate of reporting for the pneumococcal vaccine, which is advocate for adults over the age of 65 to prevent pneumonia, has remain at 65 percent since 2008, Wharton said. However, the rate of vaccination among blacks and Hispanics is far under this, she added.
The rate of adults being vaccinated with the newer vaccines is rising, Wharton said. The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was first recommended in 2007 for young women to avoid cervical cancer. By 2009, 17 percent of women aged 19 to 26 had conventional at least one shot three are necessary, Wharton noted. "This is up 6.2 percent, compare with 2008," she said. Another new vaccine is the herpes zoster vaccine, which prevent shingles and is optional for adults aged 60 and over. Coverage with this vaccine is up a small from 2008, from 8 percent to 10 percent, Wharton said.
Speaking at the similar news conference, Dr. Melinda Wharton, deputy director of the National Center for vaccination and Respiratory Diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and avoidance, announce some new data on adult immunization rates. The rate of reporting for the pneumococcal vaccine, which is advocate for adults over the age of 65 to prevent pneumonia, has remain at 65 percent since 2008, Wharton said. However, the rate of vaccination among blacks and Hispanics is far under this, she added.
The rate of adults being vaccinated with the newer vaccines is rising, Wharton said. The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was first recommended in 2007 for young women to avoid cervical cancer. By 2009, 17 percent of women aged 19 to 26 had conventional at least one shot three are necessary, Wharton noted. "This is up 6.2 percent, compare with 2008," she said. Another new vaccine is the herpes zoster vaccine, which prevent shingles and is optional for adults aged 60 and over. Coverage with this vaccine is up a small from 2008, from 8 percent to 10 percent, Wharton said.
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