Vaccination

The table* below presents influenza vaccination recommendations in Europe:

Country

Age**

High-risk condition, >= 6 months:

Other target groups:

Cardiovascular

Respiratory

Diabetes mellitus

Renal

Immunology

HIV

Children on long term aspirin

Pregnancy

Nursing home residents

Health care personnel

Household contacts

EU countries

Austria

>= 60

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

-

Yes

Yes

Yes

Belgium

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Czech Rep.

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

-

-

Yes

-

-

Cyprus

Denmark

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Yes

Yes

-

-

Yes

-

-

Estonia

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Finland

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Yes

-

-

-

-

France

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Yes

Yes

-

Germany

>= 60

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

Yes

Yes

-

Greece

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

-

Yes

Yes

Hungary

>= 60

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ireland

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Yes

Yes

Yes

Italy

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Yes

Yes

Yes

Latvia

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Lithuania

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Yes

-

-

Poland

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

-

Yes

Yes

Yes

Portugal

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

-

-

-

-

Spain

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Yes

Yes

Yes

Slovak Rep.

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

-

Yes

Yes

-

Slovenia

Sweden

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

Yes

-

-

-

-

-

-

United Kingdom

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

-

-

Yes

Yes

-

Others

Norway

>= 65

Yes

Yes

-

-

Yes

-

-

-

Yes

Yes

-

Romania

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Switzerland

>= 65

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

     

*	Source: Adapted from Van Essen GA et al. Influenza vaccination in 2000: recommendations and vaccine use in 50 developed and rapidly developing countries. Vaccine 2003; 21: 1780-5.
**	Age at which vaccination is recommended
>=	Greater than or equal to
Yes =	Indicates that the high-risk condition or target group is mentioned in the national recommendations
(-) =	Indicates that the high-risk condition or target group is not mentioned in the national recommendations. Countries with only (-) do not have national recommendations for influenza vaccination

Last updated: 8 September 2004