Discussion on the strategy of COVID-19 vaccination for the elderly

Abstract

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 caused by the 2019-nCOV(SARS-CoV-2), it has spread globally at an unprecedented rate and has a huge impact on health and social economy. At present, it is recognized at domestic and foreign that COVID-19 vaccines is one of the most advantageous epidemic control programs. There are a large number of elderly people in our country, and the elderly have decreased immunity, frailty, a variety of chronic diseases and multiple medications, and is a high-risk susceptible and severe population of COVID-19. Therefore, it is particularly important to vaccinate the elderly against COVID-19. Based on the understanding of the epidemiology of COVID-19, this review makes reference to the latest research progress at home and abroad, relevant research and guidelines about COVID-19 vaccination, to provide recommendations and references about COVID-19 vaccination for the elderly.