Surveillance of Influenza Vaccination Coverage — United States, 2007–08 Through 2011–12 Influenza Seasons

• Published in: MMWR. Surveillance summaries 2013-10, Vol.62 (4), p.1-28
• Main Authors: Lu, Peng-jun, Santibanez, Tammy A., Williams, Walter W., Zhang, Jun, Ding, Helen, Bryan, Leah, O’Halloran, Alissa, Greby, Stacie M., Bridges, Carolyn B., Graitcer, Samuel B., Kennedy, Erin D., Lindley, Megan C., Ahluwalia, Indu B., LaVail, Katherine, Pabst, Laura J., Harris, LaTreace, Vogt, Tara, Town, Machell, Singleton, James A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age groups; Aged; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Care Surveys; Health surveys; Humans; Immunization; Infant; Influenza vaccines; Influenza Vaccines - administration & dosage; Influenza, Human - prevention & control; Male; Middle Aged; National health insurance; Population Surveillance; Pregnancy; Recommendations; Seasons; Surveillance; United States; Vaccination; Vaccination - utilization; Young Adult
• ISSN: 1546-0738; 1545-8636

Substantial improvement in annual influenza vaccination of recommended groups is needed to reduce the health effects of influenza and reach Healthy People 2020 targets. No single data source provides season-specific estimates of influenza vaccination coverage and related information on place of influenza vaccination and concerns related to influenza and influenza vaccination. 2007-08 through 2011-12 influenza seasons. CDC uses multiple data sources to obtain estimates of vaccination coverage and related data that can guide program and policy decisions to improve coverage. These data sources include the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), the National Flu Survey (NFS), the National Immunization Survey (NIS), the Immunization Information Systems (IIS) eight sentinel sites, Internet panel surveys of health-care personnel and pregnant women, and the Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System (PRAMS). National influenza vaccination coverage among children aged 6 months-17 years increased from 31.1% during 2007-08 to 56.7% during the 2011-12 influenza season as measured by NHIS. Vaccination coverage among children aged 6 months-17 years varied by state as measured by NIS. Changes from season to season differed as measured by NIS and NHIS. According to IIS sentinel site data, full vaccination (having either one or two seasonal influenza vaccinations, as recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for each influenza season, based on the child's influenza vaccination history) with up to two recommended doses for the 2011-12 season was 27.1% among children aged 6 months-8 years and was 44.3% for the youngest children (aged 6-23 months). Influenza vaccination coverage among adults aged ≥18 years increased from 33.0% during 2007-08 to 38.3% during the 2011-12 influenza season as measured by NHIS. Vaccination coverage by age group for the 2011-12 season as measured by BRFSS was