Seasonal influenza vaccine statistics 2018-19
Produced by the
Public Health (Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance)
Authored by
Statistics jersey
and published on
11 Jul 2019
Prepared internally, no external cost
Summary
This report shows the annual uptake of seasonal influenza (flu) vaccinations covering the winter period 2018-19
Over this period
- the proportion of pre-school children aged 2-4 years who were vaccinated in 2018/2019 (58%) remained at a similar level to 2017/18
- vaccine uptake in the extended compulsory school-aged children programme (4-16 years) was 58%
- a third (33%) of patients aged 16-64 years in the at-risk group were vaccinated, a similar proportion when compared to 2017/18 (35%)
- the proportion of patients aged 65 years and over who were vaccinated (60%) was slightly lower than in the previous year (63%)
- around 500 pregnant women were immunised in 2018/19
Influenza report 2018/19
gov.je