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CPD

COVID-19 Vaccination in the Elderly: Experts Discuss Challenges and Current Recommendations

  • Authors: Stefania Maggi, MD; Tobias Welte, MD, PhD
  • CPD Released: 4/21/2022
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 4/21/2023
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This educational activity is intended for non-US primary care physicians, infectious disease specialists, internal medicine specialists, pharmacists, and nurses.

The goal of this activity is that physicians will have an increased knowledge on the latest recommendations and scientific evidence for COVID-19 vaccination in the elderly.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Evidence for COVID-19 vaccines in the elderly
    • Benefit:risk profile of COVID-19 vaccines in the elderly
    • Immune response to COVID-19 vaccination in the elderly


Disclosures

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All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.


Faculty

  • Stefania Maggi, MD

    Geriatrician and Epidemiologist
    CNR Aging Branch
    Institute of Neuroscience
    Padua, Italy

    Disclosures

    Consultant or advisor for: GlaxoSmithKline; Merck; Novavax; Pfizer
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Merck; Pfizer; Sanofi
    Research funding from: GlaxoSmithKline; Merck; Sanofi
    Other: Independent contractor: GlaxoSmithKline; Merck; Pfizer

  • Tobias Welte, MD, PhD

    Head of Department
    Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Disease
    University School of Medicine
    Hannover, Germany

    Disclosures

    Consultant or advisor for: AstraZeneca; Biotest; Boehringer Ingelheim; GlaxoSmithKline; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Novartis; Pfizer
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: Advanz; AstraZeneca; Berlin-Chemie; Biotech; Boehringer Ingelheim; Chiesi; GlaxoSmithKline; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Novartis
    Research funding from: AstraZeneca; Insmed; Novartis

Editor

  • Alessia Piazza, PhD

    Medical Education Director, WebMD Global, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Alessia Piazza, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

  • Diana Lucifero, PhD

    Scientific Content Manager, WebMD Global, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Diana Lucifero, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Accreditation Statements

    For Physicians

  • The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (FPM) has reviewed and approved the content of this educational activity and allocated it 0.50 continuing professional development credits (CPD).

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CPD

COVID-19 Vaccination in the Elderly: Experts Discuss Challenges and Current Recommendations

Authors: Stefania Maggi, MD; Tobias Welte, MD, PhDFaculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CPD Released: 4/21/2022

Valid for credit through: 4/21/2023

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Note: The information on the coronavirus outbreak is continually evolving. The content within this activity serves as a historical reference to the information that was available at the time of this publication. We continue to add to the collection of activities on this subject as new information becomes available. It is the policy of Medscape Education to avoid the mention of brand names or specific manufacturers in accredited educational activities. However, manufacturer names related to the COVID-19 vaccines are provided in this activity in an effort to promote clarity. The use of manufacturer names should not be viewed as an endorsement by Medscape of any specific product or manufacturer.

Educational Impact Challenge

The goal of this activity is that physicians will have an increased knowledge on the latest recommendations and scientific evidence for COVID-19 vaccination in the elderly.

Before you begin this activity, please assess your clinical knowledge by completing this brief survey. Answering these questions again after the activity will allow you to see what you learned and to compare your answers with those of your peers.

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