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Editor, Senior Moderator
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) now recommends influenza vaccination for all persons 6 months of age and older who do not have a contraindication to vaccination (1). To provide interim national and selected local area-level influenza vaccination coverage estimates as well as knowledge, attitudes and behaviors regarding influenza vaccines, the Centers for a Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted the National Flu Survey (NFS) November 1 through 14, 2010 and March 3 through 30, 2011. This report is based on interview data from the March 2011 National Flu Survey, and provides an update to previously published results from the November NFS http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/vaccination/NationalFluSurvey_Nov2010Results.pdf. State-level and national influenza vaccination coverage estimates for adults are available from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and for children from the National Immunization Survey (NIS) Child (6 months ? 17 years) Influenza Module (CDC - Seasonal Influenza (Flu) - 2010-11 Monthly Vaccination Coverage).
Key Findings By approximately mid-March 2011, an estimated 42.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] half-width ?3.0) of persons 6 months of age and older, 46.2% (? 6.9) of children, and 41.1% (? 3.1) of adults had already received influenza vaccination (Table 1). Influenza vaccination coverage varied by local area for both children (range: 40.0% to 66.2%) and adults (range: 34.2% to 52.7 %) (Table 2). The most common place of vaccination among both adults (31.6% ? 3.8) and children (68.6% ? 8.0) was a doctor?s office. Other common places of influenza vaccination reported for adults included pharmacies, supermarkets or other stores (21.2%), and workplace (14.2% ? 3.2). The most common nonmedical place of influenza vaccination for children was at school (5.6% ?4.2) (Figure 1). Most adults thought the influenza vaccination was very safe (48.6% ? 3.3) or somewhat safe (33.6 ? 3.1) and most were not at all worried (48.6 ? 3.3) or not too worried (25.6 ? 3.0) about getting sick from the influenza vaccine. Most adults thought the influenza vaccine was either very effective (38.5 ? 3.1) or somewhat effective (32.8 ? 3.2) in preventing the flu this season (Table 3). Persons who had been vaccinated this season were more likely to think the influenza vaccination was very safe (73.6 ? 3.7) compared to unvaccinated persons (30.7 ? 4.4). The majority of adults who were vaccinated (70.3? 4.2) thought the influenza vaccine was very useful for protecting them from getting the flu compared to unvaccinated adults (24.6% ? 4.3). For all persons 6 months of age and older, no significant racial/ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination coverage were observed among non-Hispanic whites (45.5% ? 3.4), non-Hispanic blacks (35.5% ? 11.8) and Hispanics (37.7% ? 8.1). Influenza vaccination coverage was statistically lower among non-Hispanic other/multiple races (32.9 % ? 9.0) compared to non-Hispanic whites.
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http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/vaccination/fluvacsurvey.pdf
Key Findings By approximately mid-March 2011, an estimated 42.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] half-width ?3.0) of persons 6 months of age and older, 46.2% (? 6.9) of children, and 41.1% (? 3.1) of adults had already received influenza vaccination (Table 1). Influenza vaccination coverage varied by local area for both children (range: 40.0% to 66.2%) and adults (range: 34.2% to 52.7 %) (Table 2). The most common place of vaccination among both adults (31.6% ? 3.8) and children (68.6% ? 8.0) was a doctor?s office. Other common places of influenza vaccination reported for adults included pharmacies, supermarkets or other stores (21.2%), and workplace (14.2% ? 3.2). The most common nonmedical place of influenza vaccination for children was at school (5.6% ?4.2) (Figure 1). Most adults thought the influenza vaccination was very safe (48.6% ? 3.3) or somewhat safe (33.6 ? 3.1) and most were not at all worried (48.6 ? 3.3) or not too worried (25.6 ? 3.0) about getting sick from the influenza vaccine. Most adults thought the influenza vaccine was either very effective (38.5 ? 3.1) or somewhat effective (32.8 ? 3.2) in preventing the flu this season (Table 3). Persons who had been vaccinated this season were more likely to think the influenza vaccination was very safe (73.6 ? 3.7) compared to unvaccinated persons (30.7 ? 4.4). The majority of adults who were vaccinated (70.3? 4.2) thought the influenza vaccine was very useful for protecting them from getting the flu compared to unvaccinated adults (24.6% ? 4.3). For all persons 6 months of age and older, no significant racial/ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination coverage were observed among non-Hispanic whites (45.5% ? 3.4), non-Hispanic blacks (35.5% ? 11.8) and Hispanics (37.7% ? 8.1). Influenza vaccination coverage was statistically lower among non-Hispanic other/multiple races (32.9 % ? 9.0) compared to non-Hispanic whites.
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http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/vaccination/fluvacsurvey.pdf