As Japan becomes one of the world’s most rapidly aging societies, adult vaccination is emerging as a critical yet underutilized tool for protecting health, sustaining productivity, and strengthening economic resilience. The report highlights how adult vaccines can reduce hospitalizations, improve productivity among older workers, and strengthen the sustainability of Japan’s healthcare system in a rapidly…

In February 2026, GCOA released an outcomes report from the OECD-GCOA workshop. The report highlights the importance of integrating prevention and workforce wellbeing into core economic and labor policy, with health and wealth viewed as two sides of the same coin. Key calls to action include embedding healthy workforce aging into national economic strategies; scaling…

Super-aging Japan faces a dual challenge: rising non-communicable disease (NCD) burden and persistent vulnerability to vaccine-preventable respiratory infections. With nearly 75% of deaths linked to NCDs and growing evidence that infections like influenza and pneumonia accelerate chronic disease progression, adult immunization must be viewed not only as infectious disease prevention, but as a core healthy…

Released in January 2026, these Calls to Action capture insights and outcomes from a GCOA-convened expert working group session in 2025 to advance implementation of integrated adult immunization and chronic disease strategies in the European Union. Building on insights from GCOA’s April 2025 report and consensus statement Vaccine-Preventable Respiratory Disease, Life Course Immunization, and Chronic…

As America ages, Medicare must evolve to meet the needs of a growing population living longer with complex health conditions. Aortic stenosis — a serious, age-related heart disease — can be fatal if left untreated, yet current Medicare policy limits access to the life-saving, minimally invasive procedure known as TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) until…