Influenza Vaccine Uptake in Ireland in 2024-2025 season 2nd September – 15th December, 2024 (week 36, 2024 – week 50, 2024)

Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)

dc.contributor.author	Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-07T14:13:22Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-07T14:13:22Z
dc.date.issued	2024-12-16
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10147/643836
dc.description	Flu vaccine is recommended and HSE provides those vaccines in Ireland for following population groups: • Children aged 2 -17 years • People older than 65 years • Health Care Workers • Residents of nursing homes, old people’s homes, and other long stay facilities where rapid spread is likely to follow introduction of infection • Persons aged ≥6 months of age with chronic illness (chronic respiratory disease: cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstruction pulmonary disease; moderate or severe asthma, chronic heart disease, diabetes mellitus), immunosuppressed due to disease or treatment (including asplenia or splenic dysfunction), those with morbid obesity (Body mass index >40) • Persons with Down syndrome • Pregnant women • People who have close, regular contact with pigs, poultry or waterfowl • Flu vaccine is administered free for those aged 60 years and over • Vaccine uptake target for children aged 2-17 years is 50% and for those age 65 and over 75%	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Health Service Executive	en_US
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject	public health	en_US
dc.subject	INFECTIOUS DISEASES	en_US
dc.subject	INFLUENZA	en_US
dc.subject	VACCINATION	en_US
dc.title	Influenza Vaccine Uptake in Ireland in 2024-2025 season 2nd September – 15th December, 2024 (week 36, 2024 – week 50, 2024)	en_US
dc.type	Report	en_US
dc.contributor.affiliation	Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)	en
refterms.dateFOA	2025-01-07T14:13:24Z