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Volume 8, Issue 10 (Suppl)
J Diabetes Metab
ISSN: 2155-6156 JDM, an open access journal
Herbal Diabetes 2017
November 02-04, 2017
November 02-04, 2017 Bangkok, Thailand
23
rd
International Conference on
Herbal and Alternative Remedies for
Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders
Concept of adult immunization and guidelines for vaccination in diabetes
Abdul Faheem Khan and F Diab
Sanofi India, India
D
iabetes has emerged as a disease of major public health importance affecting the rich and the poor alike. Conventionally,
comprehensive diabetes management is aimed at preventingmicro andmacro vascular complications. However, morbidity
and mortality due to infections are also significant. In developing countries, the concept of adult immunization is far from
reality. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the mortality rate due to pneumococcal infections averages 10-
20%, while it may exceed 50% in high risk groups. It is estimated that people with diabetes are almost three times at higher
risk of death due to pneumonia-related complications. Considering the economics of immunization in a developing country,
providing free vaccines to all adults may not be a practical solution, although the free universal immunization program for
children is in existence for several decades. There is no consensus on the use of vaccines in diabetes subjects in developing
world. However, there are some clinics offering routine pneumococcal, influenza and other vaccinations. Patients with diabetes
have a deranged immune system making them more prone for infections. Hospitalization and death due to pneumococcal
disease and influenza are higher in diabetes patients. They, like other healthy individuals, have a normal humoral response to
vaccination with clinically significant benefits. The American Diabetes Association, Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, United Kingdom Guidelines and several
other scientific organizations have well defined guidelines for vaccination in diabetes.
DrFaheem.Khan@sanofi.comJ Diabetes Metab 2017, 8:10 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6156-C1-073