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COVID-19 has shown the importance of protecting those most at risk of serious complications from influenza and other respiratory diseases. However, even if the best way to prevent seasonal flu is to get vaccinated each year, today, immunisation coverage around the globe is far below where it should be.
This is the reason why our primary target is to encourage people at risk of flu complications to get vaccinated, thus avoiding further burden on the health care system, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
3 to 5 million cases of severe influenza worldwide each year
290,000 to 650,000 respiratory deaths every year linked to the flu
70 years of influenza prevention through vaccination
35% to 72% uptake of flu vaccines for those aged 65+ in G7 countries
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Lessons learned from COVID-19 that we can use to better protect communities from influenza (social media toolkit)