After an intense influenza season: It sounds like the elderly should have a vaccination program, according to the party

After an intense influenza season: An elderly vaccination program is needed, according to the Conservative Party

A elderly vaccination program will be needed to combat future influenza outbreaks.

After a season filled with fever, snot, and coughing, the Conservative Party suggests creating a vaccination program for the elderly over 65 years old. (Photo: © Kristian Djurhuus/Ritzau Scanpix) Today at 14:12

After a season filled with fever, snot, and coughing, the Conservative Party suggests creating a vaccination program for the elderly over 65 years old.

This is in connection with a larger elderly care plan, the party explains. Their health policy spokesperson, Per Larsen, says:

- We know that it is quite uncomfortable for people to get influenza, and we also know that our healthcare system is under a lot of pressure. Therefore, it is sensible to make sure that citizens are well protected with vaccines.

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Accessible and safe

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Today, the elderly are offered seasonal vaccines before the influenza season begins.

However, there is a need for a more systematic approach regarding which vaccines the elderly should be offered, the spokesperson says.

Therefore, the effort should be more systematic and transparent - just like we know it from the children's vaccination program, Per Larsen says.

- We would like to have it formalized, so that citizens know what the system they are connected to is.

The vaccine should be more accessible for the elderly, it sounds like.

- We know that some elderly people have traveled to Germany to get a more potent influenza vaccine. We would like to make it as good as possible, so that people are vaccinated appropriately and regularly, so that they are always as well protected as possible.

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The proposal meets support

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The party suggests, among other things, that the vaccination program could include a high-dose vaccine against influenza, which protects better against the disease.

In addition, vaccines against RS virus and whooping cough could also be part of the package, according to the proposal. However, it is up to the Health Authority to determine which vaccines should be included and how the vaccination program can be implemented.

The proposal is supported by, among others, the Danish Elderly Council, who believes that a more transparent vaccine effort will benefit the elderly.

So says the council's chairman, Inger Møller Nielsen.

- I think there are many elderly people who have a hard time finding their way around, figuring out where they should go, when they should be there, and which vaccines they can get.

According to the Health Authority, more than 75% of the elderly over 65 years old were vaccinated against influenza in the fall last year. The vaccination campaign ran from October 1 to December 20, 2024.

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