2002 Influenza Vaccine Survey: summary results

This report was carried out as part of an evaluation of the National Influenza Vaccination Program for Older Australians. The program is a Commonwealth Government initiative designed to help reduce the impact of influenza. The survey itself involved 8000 participants across Australia, interviewed during October 2002, at the end of the winter flu season.People aged 40 years and over were asked whether they had been vaccinated against the flu, whether they had received the vaccine for free or had paid for it, and if they had any of the risk factors for flu infection or its complications.