WHO set a target in 2003 that 75% of elderly people should be vaccinated against influenza each year. The most recent data (2018/2019), published this week on the European Health Information Gateway, reveals that only 1 country out of 28 reporting coverage in the WHO European Region achieved that target – Belarus. More than 60% coverage was achieved by only 4 countries – Ireland, Portugal, Russian Federation and the United Kingdom.
