Pneumococcal vaccination uptake remains low among high-risk adults in Canada, including those aged 65 years or older and patients with chronic conditions, according to a new report.
In Canada, pneumococcal vaccination is recommended for patients aged 65 years and older, as well as for adults younger than 65 years who have one or more chronic medical conditions. The Canadian National Immunization Strategy set an 80% coverage target to be achieved by 2025, though current uptake falls short of that goal.
About 76% of patients aged 65 years and older reported being diagnosed with at least one chronic medical condition. About 57.1% of this group reported receiving a pneumococcal vaccine, compared with 43.8% of participants who did not have an underlying condition. In addition, among those who had had contact with a family doctor in the past year, 44.8% of patients aged 65 years and older and 80.4% of patients aged 47 to 64 years with a chronic condition didn't get vaccinated.
"I think it's important to underline that, with COVID-19 still circulating and resurging and the flu season starting, this is the right time to get vaccinated against pneumococcal disease as well," Sulis said."Pneumococcus often causes secondary infections in people who have been infected with a respiratory virus, such as the flu, increasing the risk of hospitalization and death.
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