Open AccessInfluenza vaccination coverage in elderly people, Campania (Italy), 1999
Author(s) -
Paolo D’Argenio,
Brunella Adamo,
Rosa Coluccio,
Anthony J. F. d’Apice,
Maria Ferrara,
Francesco Giugliano,
R. A. da C. Parrella,
Fabio Peluso,
V Romeo,
Chiara Ronga,
Arianna Simonetti,
Anna Citarella
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.06.02.00224-en
Subject(s) - vaccination , medicine , elderly people , environmental health , demography , gerontology , immunology , sociology
A study on the coverage of influenza vaccination among elderly people was carried out. Fity-six per cent of those interviewed had been vaccinated (weighted coverage 50%), compared with the target of 75%, but higher rates were reported in those older than 74 years and those with chronic diseases.