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Overall, the share of individuals getting vaccinated against flu in Italy increased from 1999 to 2022, reaching the lowest point of **** percent during the flu season 1999-2000, and the highest in the season 2020-2021 with the outbreak of COVID-19, when **** percent of the Italian population received a flu shot. During the season 2023-2024, the coverage rate for flu vaccination was **** percent. Even though most Italians do not get vaccinated against influenza every year, a survey conducted in 2022 on the topic of vaccine importance in Italy, revealed that the influenza vaccine was considered important by ** percent of interviewees.

Flu vaccination across Italy

Coverage rates across the country, were different region to region during the winter of 2023-2024. Liguria was the region with the highest rate of flu vaccination with over ** percent coverage, followed by the regions of Tuscany and Umbria. Conversely, the Autonomous Province of Bolzano had the lowest rate of **** percent. Umbria, was also the Italian region with the highest rate of elderly people who received the flu vaccination, with almost ** percent of people over 65 years receiving the vaccine.

Flu vaccination by age group

Flu vaccination coverage in Italy during the flu season 2023-2024 varied greatly by age. Coverage was highest among individuals aged 65 years and older, with a rate of **** percent, followed by toddlers and children aged 2-4 years with a vaccination rate of **** percent. These groups are among those recommended by the Italian Ministry of Health to get vaccinated against seasonal flu.