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Editor, Senior Moderator
Introduction
The severity of influenza varies from year to year with about 3,000 to 49,000 influenza-related deaths occurring each year (1). Annual influenza vaccination is the best method of protection against influenza and its complications. The Advisory Committee on Immunizations Practices recommends annual influenza vaccination for all persons 6 months and older (2). The Healthy People 2020 influenza vaccination targets are annual coverage of 80% for persons 6 months?64 years and 90% for adults ≥ 65 years and adults 18?64 years with high-risk conditions or living in long-term care facilities and nursing homes (3).
To provide national mid-season estimates of influenza vaccination coverage and behaviors and opinions regarding influenza vaccines during the 2011-12 influenza season, CDC conducted the National Flu Survey (NFS) during November 1-13, 2011. The NFS will be conducted again in March 2012 to provide rapid end-of-season influenza vaccine coverage estimates. This report describes national estimates of the proportion of people vaccinated by approximately November 6, 2011, using results from the November 2011 NFS.
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http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/vaccination/national-flu-survey.htm
The severity of influenza varies from year to year with about 3,000 to 49,000 influenza-related deaths occurring each year (1). Annual influenza vaccination is the best method of protection against influenza and its complications. The Advisory Committee on Immunizations Practices recommends annual influenza vaccination for all persons 6 months and older (2). The Healthy People 2020 influenza vaccination targets are annual coverage of 80% for persons 6 months?64 years and 90% for adults ≥ 65 years and adults 18?64 years with high-risk conditions or living in long-term care facilities and nursing homes (3).
To provide national mid-season estimates of influenza vaccination coverage and behaviors and opinions regarding influenza vaccines during the 2011-12 influenza season, CDC conducted the National Flu Survey (NFS) during November 1-13, 2011. The NFS will be conducted again in March 2012 to provide rapid end-of-season influenza vaccine coverage estimates. This report describes national estimates of the proportion of people vaccinated by approximately November 6, 2011, using results from the November 2011 NFS.
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http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/vaccination/national-flu-survey.htm