Abstract
A study was undertaken to assess influenza vaccine
uptake in risk groups and to get insight into vaccination
practices in European countries. Questionnaires were
completed by national influenza experts from 26 coun-tries.
Only 14 were able to provide uptake rates for the elderly.
For the other risk groups, even fewer could
provide data. Vaccines are usually administred by GPs.
Financial incentives for physicians and patients might
work as a strategy to increase uptake rates, but due to
the small amount of data, it was not possible to carry out
thorough multivariate analyses. The development of a
uniform influenza vaccination monitoring method was
recommended to allow for comparision of uptake data
in Europe.
Publisher
European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)
Subject
Virology,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Epidemiology
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