Jersey Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Statistics 2020 to 2021
Produced by the
Strategic Policy, Performance and Population (Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance)
Authored by
Public Health Intelligence (Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance)
and published on
16 Sep 2021
Prepared internally, no external cost
Summary
This report shows the annual uptake of seasonal influenza (flu) vaccinations covering the winter period 2020-2021
Over this period
- the proportion of pre-school children aged 2 to 4 years who were vaccinated in 2020/21 (69%) was higher than in the previous year 2019/20 (64%)
- vaccine uptake in the extended compulsory school-aged children programme (4 to16 years) was 71%
- two in five patients aged 16 to 64 years in the at risk group were vaccinated, a higher proportion when compared to 2019 to 2020 (26%)
- the proportion of patients aged 65 years and over who were vaccinated by GP or Pharmacist (78%) was higher than in the previous year (55%)
- 550 pregnant women were immunised in 2020 to 2021, a similar number to the previous year
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