Influenza vaccination coverage in England, 2000-2008

R G Pebody; F Begum; P Gates; K Noakes; D Salisbury

doi:10.2807/ese.13.51.19074-en

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Influenza vaccination coverage in England, 2000-2008
R G Pebody¹ , F Begum^1,2 , P Gates² , K Noakes² , D Salisbury²
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Affiliations: ¹ Health Protection Agency, Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom ² Immunisation Branch, Department of Health, London, United Kingdom

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R Pebody
richard.pebody HPA.org.uk
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Citation style for this article: Pebody R G, Begum F, Gates P, Noakes K, Salisbury D. Influenza vaccination coverage in England, 2000-2008. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(51):pii=19074. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.51.19074-en Received: 12 Dec 2008

Abstract

For several years, the Health Protection Agency on behalf of Department of Health has undertaken routine annual uptake monitoring of the seasonal influenza vaccination programme in England in order to provide an annual estimate of uptake in targeted groups. In 2007-8, 95% of 8,375 GP practices in England took part in data collection. The national mean uptake in those 65 years and above in England was 74%, approaching the WHO target of 75%.