Vaccination against belt rose: too expensive for our seniors?

Vaccination against belt rose: too expensive for our seniors?

Austria faces an urgent problem: low vaccination rates that are caused by growing vaccsis and by financial and organizational hurdles. People's attorney Bernhard Achitz emphasizes that vaccinations must be more accessible and affordable for everyone. Many people, especially seniors, cannot afford the recommended vaccinations, such as those against shingles, which represents a painful illness. The costs for the belt rose vaccination are around 500 euros, and despite the high number of illness in the risk group for over 50 years, hardly anyone receives financial support for this measure. According to Achitz, it is crucial that vaccinations that are officially recommended are free of charge to ensure health care for all sections of the population, as has already been reported by ots.at .

The need for cost grants for vaccinations get into conversation more than ever, especially for older people and those with increased risk. Because of their financial situation, many of them are forced to ignore important vaccinations, which can lead to higher costs for the health system in the long term. Achitz is reminiscent of the fact that prevention is more cost -effective than the later treatment of diseases and a fundamental improvement in the situation is urgently required.