Vaccination programmes for the elderly

The plan's decisive commitment is that more resources should be invested in healthcare and elderly care and that care should be provided according to need, equitable and accessible regardless of who you are. A task to review the need for additional vaccination programmes for the elderly is such a need-based and equitable measure. The plan does not mention vaccinations, so the position is derived.

• more resources to elderly caredecisive»Därför vill Vänsterpartiet satsa mer resurser på hälso- och sjukvården och äldreomsorgen, samt satsa på personalen så att vi samtidigt får bort personalbristen och stärker personalens villkor och arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore, the Left Party wants to invest more resources in healthcare and elderly care, and invest in staff so that we simultaneously eliminate staff shortages and strengthen staff conditions and working environment.”
• care according to need»Vård och omsorg måste ges efter behov oavsett om du bor på ett särskilt boende eller har insatser av hemtjänsten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Care and support must be provided according to need regardless of whether you live in a special residence or receive home care services.”
• equitable and accessible care»Sjukvården måste vara jämlik, jämställd och tillgänglig, oavsett var i landet du bor och oavsett vem du är.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Healthcare must be equitable, equal and accessible, regardless of where in the country you live and regardless of who you are.”
• upgrade the care sector»Sverige behöver rusta upp hela vårdsektorn för att kunna klara de mer normala skiftningarna i vårdbehov men också för att kunna växla upp kapaciteten i kristider.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs to upgrade the entire care sector to cope with more normal shifts in care needs but also to be able to scale up capacity in crisis times.”

The plan establishes that it shall be safe to grow old in Sweden and requires an elderly care act that provides equally good care throughout the country. Letting an authority review the need for more vaccination programmes for the elderly is a preventive health measure in that line, and the plan wishes that no one shall need to worry about getting care in time. Vaccination programmes are not mentioned explicitly.

• safe old agedecisive»Det ska vara tryggt att åldras i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall be safe to grow old in Sweden.”
• equivalent elderly care»Vi vill ha en ny äldreomsorgslag som säkerställer att alla får en lika bra omsorg i hela landet och tillgång till sjuksköterskor dygnet runt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We wish for a new elderly care act that ensures everyone receives equally good care throughout the country and access to nurses around the clock.”
• care in time»Ingen ska behöva känna oro över att få vård i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No one shall need to worry about getting care in time.”
• equivalent care throughout the country»Alla invånare i hela landet ska ha likvärdig tillgång till skola, vård och omsorg. Det förutsätter en kommunal skatteutjämning så att inte olika skattekraft och skillnader i befolkningens sammansättning leder till skillnader i välfärd mellan olika kommuner.« (party programme ↗)“All residents throughout the country shall have equivalent access to school, care and elder care. That requires a municipal tax equalisation so that different tax capacity and differences in population composition do not lead to differences in welfare between different municipalities.”

The plan sees long-term investment in public health as equally important as healthcare and wants a national public health programme with support for those leading health promotion work. It also wants to improve care for the elderly. Tasking an authority with reviewing the need for more vaccination programmes for the elderly is such a health promotion measure and is therefore supported in substance.

• public health as important as healthcaredecisive»Vi menar att en långsiktig satsning på folkhälsa« (party programme ↗)“We mean that long-term investment in public health”
• national public health programme»därför se ett nationellt folkhälsoprogram och stödja« (party programme ↗)“therefore create a national public health programme and support”
• better care for the elderly»förbättra vård och omsorg för äldre och stärka resurserna till hemsjukvården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve care for the elderly and strengthen resources for home care.”

The plan does not mention vaccination programs, but makes a preventive approach the prerequisite for sustainable welfare and demands that the public health perspective permeates all of society. Vaccination of the elderly is such a preventive measure, and the plan furthermore promises a secure old age and improved quality in elder care. A mandate to review the needs thus aligns with the plan's principles.

• preventive public health workdecisive»En förutsättning för en hållbar välfärd är ett förebyggande förhållningssätt. Folkhälsoperspektivet måste genomsyra hela samhället för att ge resultat.« (party programme ↗)“A prerequisite for sustainable welfare is a preventive approach. The public health perspective must permeate all of society to produce results.”
• secure old age»Alla ska kunna få en trygg ålderdom med hög livskvalitet och värdighet.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone should be able to have a secure old age with high quality of life and dignity.”
• care based on science»God vård och omsorg i hela landet, baserad på vetenskap och beprövad erfarenhet« (party programme ↗)“Good care and support throughout the country, based on science and proven experience”
• improved quality in elder care»Kvaliteten i sjukvården och äldreomsorgen ska lyftas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The quality of health care and elder care should be improved.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address vaccination programs, but requires that preventive health measures rest on knowledge, that care be provided on a scientific basis, and that it be equal regardless of age. A review of the need for additional vaccination programs for older people is an application of these principles. The plan uses the same logic when it wants to see national programs directed at special risk groups in dental care.

• knowledge-based preventiondecisive»de förebyggande hälsoinsatserna ska vila på kunskap« (party programme ↗)“preventive health measures shall rest on knowledge”
• equal care regardless of age»Vården ska vara jämlik.« (party programme ↗)“Care shall be equal.”
• scientific basis»Vård, behandling och rehabilitering av fysiska och psykiska sjukdomar ska ges på vetenskaplig grund.« (party programme ↗)“Care, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental illnesses shall be provided on a scientific basis.”
• programs for risk groups»nationella tandvårdsprogram för särskilda riskgrupper« (2022 manifesto ↗)“national dental care programs for special risk groups”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that health-promoting work should be stimulated and that everyone should be able to age with dignity with accessible care based on need. A review of the need for more vaccination programmes for the elderly is such a health-promoting measure and is tested in the plan against the requirements for evidence and cost-effectiveness, which is precisely what a review is intended to clarify. The plan does not mention vaccination programmes, so the position is derived.

• health-promoting workdecisive»Hälsofrämjande arbete ska stimuleras.« (party programme ↗)“Health-promoting work should be stimulated.”
• dignified ageing»Alla medborgare ska kunna åldras med värdighet.« (party programme ↗)“All citizens should be able to age with dignity.”
• evidence-based and cost-effective care»Den solidariskt finansierade hälso- och sjukvården ska vara ändamålsenlig och kostnadseffektiv, säker för patienterna och baserad på kunskap och beprövad erfarenhet, det vill säga evidensbaserad.« (party programme ↗)“The solidarily financed health and medical care should be appropriate and cost-effective, safe for patients and based on knowledge and proven experience, that is, evidence-based.”
• medical expertise for the elderly»Ökad medicinsk kompetens inom äldreomsorgen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increased medical expertise in elderly care.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that elderly care was not equipped in the pandemic and that medical competence and continuity must be strengthened, and that emergency stocks of medicines and medical supplies shall be built better. Looking into the need for more vaccination programmes for older people is in line with the preventive mandate. However, the plan does not mention vaccination programmes.

• strengthened medical competence for older peopledecisive»Den medicinska kompetensen och kontinuiteten måste stärkas inom äldreomsorgen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Medical competence and continuity must be strengthened in elderly care.”
• lessons from the pandemic»Coronakommissionens slutsatser om att äldreomsorgen inte stod förberedd och rustad att möta samhällsspridningen i pandemin måste leda till förändring.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Corona Commission's conclusions that elderly care was not prepared and equipped to meet community spread in the pandemic must lead to change.”
• preparedness for medicines»Bygga bättre beredskapslager« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Build better emergency stocks”
• cohesive care for older people»Se till att den patientansvariga läkarkontakten ska utgöra navet i äldres sjukvård« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that the patient-responsible doctor contact shall form the hub in older people's healthcare”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not mention vaccination programs, but states that preventive work should be given increased focus and more resources and that society has an obligation to provide for pensioners, including through special tracks for older patients. Reviewing the need for more vaccination programs for the elderly is a preventive measure within a solidarity-financed care provided according to need. The committee's reasoning that the ongoing inquiry should be awaited is not addressed.

• preventive health workdecisive»Se ökat fokus och mer resurser på förebyggande arbete samt rehabilitering« (2022 manifesto ↗)“See increased focus and more resources for preventive work and rehabilitation”
• society's responsibility for the elderly»Samhället har därför en skyldighet att sörja för pensionärerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society therefore has an obligation to provide for pensioners.”
• prioritization of older patients»Inrätta snabbspår för äldre patienter för att minska belastningen på akuten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish fast tracks for older patients to reduce the burden on emergency departments.”
• care according to need»hälso- och sjukvården ska vara solidariskt finansierad via skattsedeln, ges efter behov« (party programme ↗)“healthcare and medical care shall be solidarity financed via the tax return, provided according to need”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.