Expansion of seasonal influenza vaccination in the Americas

Ropero-Álvarez, Alba María; Kurtis, Hannah J; Danovaro-Holliday, M Carolina; Ruiz-Matus, Cuauhtémoc; Andrus, Jon K

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-361

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Table 1 Year of seasonal influenza vaccine introduction and population groups vaccinated in the Region of the Americas, 2008.

From: Expansion of seasonal influenza vaccination in the Americas

				Coverage in older adults (%)			Other Risk Groups
Country	Year of Vaccine Introduction	Children	Older Adults	2006	2007	2008	Health workers	Chronic diseases	Pregnant Women	Poultry Workers	Other
Anguilla	2005		✓^A				✓
Antigua and Barbuda	2007	6-35 m	≥ 60 y
Argentina	1993	6-23 m^A	≥ 65 y	50			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓^B
Aruba	NA
Bahamas	2005	6 m-5 y	≥ 65 y				✓	✓	✓
Barbados	2006		✓^C				✓				✓^D
Belize	2008	6 m-23 m	≥ 65 y				✓	✓
Bermuda	1970s	6 m-18 y	≥ 60 y	65^E	60		✓	✓	✓		✓^F
Bolivia	NA
Brazil	1999		≥ 60 y	85.7	86.6	86.9	✓	✓			✓^G
British Virgin Islands	2007	> 3 y	≥ 65 y				✓	✓^H			✓^I
Canada	1970s	6-23 m	≥ 65 y				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓^J
Cayman Islands	1990	6-23 m	≥ 50 y				✓	✓	✓		✓^K
Chile	1975	6-23 m	≥ 60 y	89^L	88.6	89.1	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓^M
Colombia	2005	6-23 m	≥ 65 y				✓	✓
Costa Rica	2004	6 m-8 y^A	≥ 65 y				✓	✓
Cuba	1998	< 24 y^N	≥ 65 y	100	100		✓	✓		✓
Dominica	NA
Dominican Republic	2006	6-23 m	≥ 50 y				✓	✓		✓	✓^O
Ecuador	2006	6-23 m	≥ 65 y	67	57.5		✓
El Salvador	2004	6-23 m	≥ 60 y	99	92	100	✓	✓
Grenada	2007	6 m-5 y	≥ 60 y				✓			✓
Guatemala	2007		≥ 60 y^P		100		✓
Guyana	NA
Haiti	NA
Honduras	2003	> 6 m^A	≥ 60 y^Q	90	83		✓			✓
Jamaica	2006	6 m-5 y^A	≥ 60 y^A				✓
Mexico	2004	6-35 m, 3-9 y^A	≥ 60 y	93.3	84.9		✓	✓
Montserrat	2007	< 9 y					✓				✓^R
Netherlands Antilles (Bonaire)	2007	✓^A	≥ 65 y	100	100	100		✓
Nicaragua	2007	6-23 m^A	≥ 65 y^A
Panama	2005	6-23 m	≥ 60 y	86.2	79		✓	✓		✓
Paraguay	2005	6-23 m	≥ 60 y	74	73		✓	✓		✓
Peru	2008						✓
St. Kitts	NA
St. Lucia	2006		≥ 65 y				✓	✓
St. Vincent	NA
Suriname	NA
Trinidad and Tobago	2007	6-23 m	≥ 60 y				✓	✓		✓	✓^S
Turks and Caicos	2006	6 m-5 y	≥ 60 y				✓	✓
USA	1940s	6 m-18 y	≥ 50 y	36 (50-64 y) 65.6 (≥ 65 y)^T			✓	✓	✓		✓^U
Uruguay	1996	6-23 m, > 23 m^A	≥ 65 y	29.2	31.1		✓	✓		✓
Venezuela	2006	6-23 m	≥ 60 y	61.9	20.6		✓	✓

Source: Country and territory reports to PAHO.
A. With chronic disease; B. Essential services, security forces, and educators; C. The elderly in institutions; D. Military and front line staff; E. Coverage in 2006 is for populations ≥ 65 y; F. Others includes children on aspirin therapy, essential workers, travelers, close contacts or caregivers of individuals with chronic disease, and individuals living in crowded conditions; G. Indigenous population including population > 6 m and incarcerated populations; H. Renal dysfunction. I. Residents of nursing homes; J. Residents of nursing homes, those in contact with populations at high risk for influenza complications and those who provide essential community services; anyone else aged 2-64 years should be encouraged to get vaccinated; K. Police and fire, children < 6 m who are at high risk for complications and individuals caring for babies < 6 months; L. Those older than 65; M. Egg producers; N. With asthma/diabetes; O. Public safety workers; P. In institutions; Q. ≥ 60 y in 2008 and ≥ 65 y in 2006 and 2007; R. High risk workers; S. National security; T. Coverage data are from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) for the 2006-2007 season; U. People in contact with those at high risk and all persons who want to reduce the risk of becoming ill with influenza or of transmitting it to others.

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