Adult vaccination is an important component of the life-course immunization for all. Strengthening adult vaccination in China contributes to shrinking immunization gaps between regions and groups, enhancing the overall immunity of our population, and promoting health equity and social prosperity. Chinese adults bear the heavy burden of vaccine preventable diseases such as influenza, pneumococcal diseases and shingles, and have low coverage of vaccines against those diseases, so it is necessary to make efforts to improve adult vaccination development. This article focuses on elaborating the values of adult vaccination, introducing the current status of adult vaccination abroad, and analyzing the challenges and existing foundations for China to provide adult vaccination, and makes suggestions for the building and development of adult vaccination.
成人预防接种是全人群、全生命周期免疫规划的重要组成部分，加强成人预防接种有助减少地区、人群间的免疫差距，提升全人群整体免疫水平，促进健康公平和社会繁荣。中国成人流感、肺炎球菌疾病、带状疱疹等疫苗可预防疾病负担较重，相关疫苗接种率低，成人预防接种服务体系建设有待加强。本文着重阐述成人预防接种工作的意义，介绍国外成人预防接种现况，分析中国开展成人预防接种工作存在的挑战和基础，为建设和完善成人预防接种服务体系提出相应建议。.