Willingness to vaccinate or get vaccinated with an intradermal seasonal influenza vaccine: a survey of general practitioners and the general public in France and Germany

摘要

Introduction The elderly are at high risk of severe seasonal influenza and influenza-related death. Annual vaccination can effectively prevent influenza and its complications, and is recommended in the elderly. In the present study, surveys were undertaken in France and Germany to determine whether INTANZA® (sanofi pasteur, Val-de-Reuil, France), the first intradermal influenza vaccine, administered using an innovative microneedle injection system, might influence physicians’ likelihood of recommending influenza vaccination or the likelihood that the general public would seek influenza vaccination.