Prevalence and Determinants of Flu Vaccination in a Working Population

According to recent surveys in European countries, coverage rates ranged from 9 to 28% for the global population, 14 to 70% among elderly people and 4 to 19% among children [6]. Adverse events observed, following an immunization against flu, were mild. Rare side effects were anaphylactic shock, stroke and death [1]. There is a high-risk occupational subpopulation including healthcare workers, poultry workers...They should be regarded as priority groups that ought to receive the influenza vaccine.