Claudia Laarman
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15-09-2025
Vaccine Coverage Dutch National Influenza Prevention Program 2024: brief monitor.
Laarman, C., Heins, M., Stelma, F., Hooiveld, M. Vaccine Coverage Dutch National Influenza Prevention Program 2024: brief monitor. Utrecht: Nivel, 2025. 3 p.
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In the Netherlands, people who are at increased risk of complications from an influenza infection (flu), due to older age or a medical condition, are invited each year for influenza vaccination. In 2024, 54.2% of them were vaccinated.
In 2024, 54.2% of those invited for influenza vaccination were vaccinated which is comparable with 2023, when 55.2% were vaccinated. Although lower than 2021, when 58.3% were vaccinated, this percentage is higher than in 2018-2020. Vaccine coverage increased from 2018 onwards, but declined again after the COVID-19 pandemic ended. When comparing with previous years, changes in the criteria for a medical indication for influenza vaccination should be taken into account. This is especially relevant for the 0-59 age group, as they are not invited because of their age.
In 2024, 54.2% of those invited for influenza vaccination were vaccinated which is comparable with 2023, when 55.2% were vaccinated. Although lower than 2021, when 58.3% were vaccinated, this percentage is higher than in 2018-2020. Vaccine coverage increased from 2018 onwards, but declined again after the COVID-19 pandemic ended. When comparing with previous years, changes in the criteria for a medical indication for influenza vaccination should be taken into account. This is especially relevant for the 0-59 age group, as they are not invited because of their age.
In the Netherlands, people who are at increased risk of complications from an influenza infection (flu), due to older age or a medical condition, are invited each year for influenza vaccination. In 2024, 54.2% of them were vaccinated.
In 2024, 54.2% of those invited for influenza vaccination were vaccinated which is comparable with 2023, when 55.2% were vaccinated. Although lower than 2021, when 58.3% were vaccinated, this percentage is higher than in 2018-2020. Vaccine coverage increased from 2018 onwards, but declined again after the COVID-19 pandemic ended. When comparing with previous years, changes in the criteria for a medical indication for influenza vaccination should be taken into account. This is especially relevant for the 0-59 age group, as they are not invited because of their age.
In 2024, 54.2% of those invited for influenza vaccination were vaccinated which is comparable with 2023, when 55.2% were vaccinated. Although lower than 2021, when 58.3% were vaccinated, this percentage is higher than in 2018-2020. Vaccine coverage increased from 2018 onwards, but declined again after the COVID-19 pandemic ended. When comparing with previous years, changes in the criteria for a medical indication for influenza vaccination should be taken into account. This is especially relevant for the 0-59 age group, as they are not invited because of their age.
