AQW 20703/22-27
Mr Danny Donnelly
Alliance Party
East Antrim
Tabled Date: 16/01/2025
Answered On Date: 31/01/2025
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 19977/22-27, to detail the percentage of eligible groups that have received the influenza vaccine as of 6 January 2025.
Answer:
The table below shows the percentage uptake of the seasonal 2024/25 influenza vaccination by eligible group, on or before 6 January 2025. Eligible group | Vaccine uptake (%) | 65 years and over | 71.6% | 18-64 years ‘at risk’ | 40.7% | Care Home residents | 79.8% | Care Home staff | 6.4% | All Trust-employed health and social care workers | 18.7% | Pre-school children | 29.4% | Primary school children | 56.8% | Post Primary school children | 53.7% |
The influenza vaccination programme was extended to include all 50 to 64-year-olds from 15th January 2025. Therefore, vaccination uptake will be recorded differently from 15th January, to include a separate 50–64-year-old cohort and a 18–49-year-old ‘at risk’ category. *Notes: All data is provisional. Data sources include Northern Ireland Vaccine Management System and Trust school nursing returns. Data extracted 21/01/2025 with date of vaccination on/before 06/01/2025. It is important to note that vaccinations are added retrospectively to VMS, therefore this comparison may include a number of vaccinations administered prior to 06/01/2025 but recorded on VMS after that date.
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