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Table 1 Frequency of target groups prioritized and subsidized to receive the pandemic 2009-10, seasonal 2009 & 2009-10, and seasonal 2010 & 2010-11 vaccines

From: An analysis of national target groups for monovalent 2009 pandemic influenza vaccine and trivalent seasonal influenza vaccines in 2009-10 and 2010-11

 

Seasonal 2009-10 vaccine

Pandemic 2009-10 vaccine

Seasonal 2010-11 vaccine

 

Priority

Subsidy

Priority

Subsidy

Priority

Subsidy

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Countries

33

-

20

-

72

-

57

-

34

-

28

-

Age (year)

            

0-5

13

(39.4)

5

(25.0)

33

(45.8)

18

(31.6)

13

(38.2)

8

(28.6)

6-11

2

(6.1)

3

(15.0)

17

(23.6)

9

(15.8)

2

(5.9)

2

(7.1)

12-15

1

(3.0)

1

(5.0)

15

(20.8)

5

(8.8)

1

(2.9)

1

(3.6)

16-39

1

(3.0)

0

(0.0)

10

(13.9)

4

(7.0)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

40-64

6

(18.2)

1

(5.0)

3

(4.2)

0

(0.0)

4

(11.8)

2

(7.1)

65+

32

(97.0)

18

(90.0)

12

(16.7)

9

(15.5)

30

(88.2)

23

(82.1)

Underlying medical conditions

            

Chronic illness

30

(90.9)

16

(80.0)

63

(87.5)

31

(54.4)

31

(91.2)

22

(78.6)

Pregnant

15

(45.5)

6

(30.0)

65

(90.3)

26

(45.6)

22

(64.7)

16

(57.1)

Disabled

2

(6.1)

1

(5.0)

1

(1.4)

1

(1.8)

1

(2.9)

2

(7.1)

Obese

1

(3.0)

0

(0.0)

20

(27.8)

7

(12.3)

9

(26.5)

7

(25.0)

Role & occupation

            

Health care worker

23

(69.7)

9

(45.0)

66

(91.7)

27

(47.4)

25

(73.5)

14

(50.0)

Care home resident

17

(51.5)

9

(45.0)

1

(1.4)

1

(1.8)

20

(58.8)

11

(39.3)

Animal contact

13

(39.4)

5

(25.0)

2

(2.8)

2

(3.5)

10

(29.4)

8

(28.6)

Close contact

12

(36.4)

5

(25.0)

16

(22.2)

5

(8.8)

18

(52.9)

10

(35.7)

Care home worker

11

(33.3)

5

(25.0)

11

(15.3)

5

(5.3)

13

(38.2)

6

(21.4)

Essential community service

9

(27.3)

4

(20.0)

27

(37.5)

13

(22.8)

7

(20.6)

5

(17.9)

Laboratory worker

4

(12.1)

1

(5.0)

7

(9.7)

1

(1.8)

2

(5.9)

1

(3.6)

Traveler

3

(9.1)

1

(5.0)

1

(1.4)

0

(0.0)

1

(2.9)

1

(3.6)

Teacher

2

(6.1)

0

(0.0)

5

(6.9)

2

(3.5)

3

(8.8)

2

(7.1)

Aboriginal

2

(6.1)

1

(5.0)

5

(6.9)

0

(0.0)

3

(8.8)

1

(3.6)

Financial need*

-

-

2

(10.0)

-

-

3

(5.3)

-

-

2

(7.1)

Universal †

-

-

2

(10.0)

-

-

21

(36.8)

-

-

3

(10.7)

  1. * financial need group for whose low-income cannot afford the vaccine.
  2. † universal for countries which provided subsidy for all.