Experts at the roundtable discussed the urgent need for health systems and governments to utilize routine immunization to improve NCD prevention and management, as their prevalence rises amid the aging of society. 

This April 2025 report, Vaccine-Preventable Respiratory Disease, Life Course Immunization, And Chronic Disease Management: The Healthy Aging Difference, summarizes key themes and actionable recommendations from the discussion, including the need to expand our understanding of what immunization is for. 

Insights from the roundtable have also been integrated into GCOA’s Consensus Statement on Vaccine-Preventable Disease, Life Course Immunization, and Chronic Disease Management, calling for bold action from governments and cross-sectoral leaders to integrate life-course immunization into the management and prevention of NCDs. The consensus statement identifies concrete steps for individuals, healthcare systems, and governments to reduce the burden, impact, and economic costs of NCDs through life course immunization.