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老年人的疫苗注射

Aug 23, 2016 Melvin Sanicas

西雅图——世界人口越来越多——而且年纪越来越大。随着老年人越来越接近在数量上超过年轻人——截止2050年，65岁及以上的老年人将接近达到4岁以下幼儿的3倍——很多人担忧政府预算、医疗保健系统以及经济方面的负担将变得不可持续。但我们可以采取某些措施来缓解这样的负担：那就是改善老年人的健康状况。

随着年龄的增长，我们的身体会发生复杂的变化，后果之一是我们对感染作出反应并产生免疫的能力会逐渐削弱（人们将这称之为免疫衰老）。老年人疾病因此往往更加严重，比年轻患者罹患同样疾病在生活质量、残疾和死亡率方面造成更为严重的后果。

简言之，老年人的免疫系统需要支持。疫苗在这方面可以发挥重要的作用。

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Rachael Mills Sep 9, 2016

people are living longer and if we want them to have longer healthier lives, we need to protect them from diseases.
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Ann A Sep 8, 2016

I most definitely am for more vaccines for the older group of people. As we are able to live longer, we would want to have healthier, active lives. And to achieve that, we need to protect the elderly from diseases, as we do the kids. And as more of the elderly do, or want to, work longer, who are we to say they cannot? If physically able to, they should be able to do anything they want, provided they have the appropriate medical care. I'm seeing more of the elderly who look as age as just a number.....if we can provide that kind of medical care for ALL, that'd be wonderful.
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Kelly Sheldrick Sep 7, 2016

When there is an aging population in a society, medical care has to be altered to factor in the aging population, to ensure proper care is given. This includes providing the correct vaccines, as well as care homes and medical facilities. It's not something that wasn't expected. Society have know for a long time that there is an aging population. They should be better equipped to deal with it.
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Mikey Nand Sep 7, 2016

People are living longer and if we want them to have longer healthier lives, we need to protect them from diseases.
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Leo Arouet Sep 2, 2016

Es inesperado llegar a saber que las personas mayores pierden la vida con enfermedades que son tratables y evitables. Si el fin es la salud de la población en general, sean niños o adultos mayores, este llamado es bienvenido y que se debata más sobre esto, sobre sus ventajas y sus beneficios.
- Melvin Sanicas Sep 5, 2016
  
  Gracias, Leo. Estoy de acuerdo. En muchos países , estas vacunas son pagados por el gobierno . La gente está viviendo más tiempo ahora en comparación con hace décadas . Las personas mayores necesitan ser vacunados para que puedan vivir una vida larga y saludable.
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