Recommendations of the Italian society for infectious and tropical diseases (SIMIT) for adult vaccinations

• Main Authors: Massimo Andreoni (Author), Laura Sticchi (Author), Silvia Nozza (Author), Loredana Sarmati (Author), Andrea Gori (Author), Marcello Tavio (Author), Society for Infectious and Tropical Diseases (SIMIT) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Vaccination prevents 2-3 million deaths worldwide every year. Nevertheless, vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) still cause a considerable number of deaths especially in subjects belonging to "risk groups." These are represented by older adults, immunocompromised individuals and all subjec...