US health officials say that vaccination coverage to protect against influenza is on the rise, particularly for children, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Health officials say the data, announced at a news conference held by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NIFD), is reassuring but still falls short of public goals.
When looking at vaccinations given during the 2012-13 season for children aged 6 months to 17 years, coverage was at 56.6% - an increase of 5.1%, compared with the 2011-12 season.
Vaccination coverage for adults aged 18 years and over was at 41.5% for the 2012-13 season, increasing by 2.7%, compared with the 2011-12 season.
Overall, the data showed that 45% of the entire US population aged over 6 months had been vaccinated during the 2012-13 season. This coverage varied across all US states, with 56.7% coverage at the highest and 34.1% at the lowest.
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