Vaccines are important for older adults, and the morbidity and mortality of vaccine-preventable diseases among older adults are high. There are limited data on vaccination coverage among elderly people in Greece. The aim of this observational study was to record the vaccination coverage for vaccines recommended by the National Vaccination Program in Greece for the elderly people ≥60 years old. Two hundred general practitioners (GPs) around the country from the primary healthcare system were invited to “participate,” and one hundred fifty from them participated in the present study. The GPs were selected using geographically stratified random sampling methodology. Two thousand and seventy-two participants participated in the present study: of which, 1043 were males and 1029 were females. The mean age of the participants was 73.3 years, and 83% vaccination coverage for flu vaccine, 49.5% for conjugate pneumococcal vaccine, and 23.5% for polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine were recorded. In addition, the vaccination coverage for herpes zoster vaccine was 20%, while very low percentages were recorded for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and polio vaccine for adults. We found significant gaps in vaccination coverage, especially with regard to pneumococcal, herpes zoster, and tetanus. On the contrary, influenza vaccination coverage was satisfactory.

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希腊老年人的疫苗接种覆盖率：全国性跨部门研究。

疫苗对老年人很重要，老年人中疫苗可预防疾病的发病率和死亡率很高。在希腊，有关老年人的疫苗接种覆盖率的数据有限。这项观察性研究的目的是记录希腊国家疫苗接种计划建议的60岁以上老年人的疫苗接种范围。来自初级卫生保健系统的全国200名全科医生（GP）被邀请“参加”，其中150名全科医生参加了本研究。使用地理分层随机抽样方法选择GP。272名参与者参加了本研究：其中，1043名男性和1029名女性。参与者的平均年龄为73.3岁，流感疫苗接种率为83％，结合肺炎球菌疫苗为49.5％，多糖肺炎球菌疫苗为23.5％。此外，带状疱疹疫苗的疫苗接种率是20％，而成年人的白喉，破伤风，百日咳和小儿麻痹症疫苗的接种率非常低。我们发现疫苗接种覆盖率存在巨大差距，尤其是在肺炎球菌，带状疱疹和破伤风方面。相反，流感疫苗接种覆盖率令人满意。我们发现疫苗接种覆盖率存在巨大差距，尤其是在肺炎球菌，带状疱疹和破伤风方面。相反，流感疫苗接种覆盖率令人满意。我们发现疫苗接种覆盖率存在巨大差距，尤其是在肺炎球菌，带状疱疹和破伤风方面。相反，流感疫苗接种覆盖率令人满意。