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Are Influenza Vaccines Worth It?

Mar 20, 2019

This blog was based on the paper written by: Palache, Abraham. (2018). Internal Medicine Review. Global Seasonal Influenza Disease and Vaccination: A Paradox with Substantial...

Fighting the Flu through Targeted Awareness Campaigns – Expert Meeting

Feb 27, 2019

In the winter of 2017, Germany saw 82,000 cases of influenza, with a vaccination rate below 50% recorded in recent years.[1] Influenza vaccination is a critical yet underthought...

Adult Vaccination in the Asia Pacific: Mobilising Policy and Practice Knowledge Expert Meeting

Feb 22, 2019

Experts from the fields of ageing, infectious diseases, public health, medicine and nursing gathered in Singapore recently to discuss adult vaccination uptake in the Asia Pacific...

Live from New York: What’s Happening in Ageing at the United Nations in 2019?

Jan 30, 2019

The United Nations, founded in 1945, is currently made up of 193 Member States. You might ask “where does ageing fit into the UN’s mandate?” Actually, all of the issues...

Introducing the IFA Post-Conference Education Webinar Series

Jan 9, 2019

In 2018 the IFA held its largest global conference to date, convening over 1200 delegates. However, there are many more people who wanted to participate and were unable. As such,...

Prevention is the Best Medicine: The Importance of Immunization to the Health of Seniors

Nov 29, 2018

On Tuesday 27 November 2018, health care professionals, public health officials, stakeholders in ageing, immunization and lung conditions, and interested members of the public...

Man(ageing) Diabetes #WDD2018

Nov 14, 2018

What is Diabetes? Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases globally and continues to increase in numbers and significance. Diabetes is a...

“Vaccination and the at-risk population of adults with heart and lung conditions” Expert Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden

Oct 22, 2018

“Vaccination and the at-risk population of adults with heart and lung conditions” was a recent IFA hosted meeting (11-12 October) in Sweden that brought together for the first...

Celebrating Older Human Rights Champions for #IDOP2018

Oct 1, 2018

A ‘champion’ is an individual that facilitates change – whether it’s organizational, institutional, or social – and is active throughout all the stages of change. The role of...

“Vaccinations and the At-risk Adult Population of Diabetes” Expert Meeting, Belfast, UK

Sep 27, 2018

From 6-7 September 2018, the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) convened a diverse group of 21 experts in the fields of public health, diabetes, ageing, immunology and...

An Economic Analysis of Flu Vaccination

Jul 11, 2018

The IFA welcomes guest blogger Mr David Sinclair, Director, ILC-UK New research by the International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK) argues that Government should take into...

3 Common Misconceptions about the Flu Vaccine

Jun 14, 2018

Older people are at a higher risk of the flu than the general population due to a decline in immune system function as one ages; emphasizing the importance of vaccination in...

Pneumonia Vaccination in LTC settings in Canada Banner

Pneumococcal disease is a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality in Canada. There is a high prevalence of this disease amongst populations that are most at-risk of serious complications from infection, such as older adults in long-term care settings.

The ‘Driving the agenda of pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination in at-risk populations in community and long-term care’ study was conducted to understand the status of existing public health policies and campaigns on pneumococcal disease in community and long-term care settings and its implications on the uptake of pneumococcal vaccination. The report highlights policy gaps for pneumococcal vaccination across long-term care settings in Canada and accordingly provides recommendations for policy improvements.

Download the Technical report

27 April 2023, Toronto, ON – The International Federation on Ageing (IFA) is proud to release findings from a recent study entitled Driving the agenda of pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination in at-risk populations in community and long-term care. Check out the technical report to learn more.