[Expert recommendations on the implementation and evaluation of free influenza vaccination project in the elderly].

Abstract

Influenza places a substantial burden on the elderly population. Implementation of free influenza vaccination project can significantly improve the influenza vaccination rate in the elderly, and reduce influenza incidence, hospitalization, and death. With the implementation of the project, rich experience has been accumulated in various localities. To provide guidance for scientific implementation and evaluation of the free influenza vaccination project in other regions, the expert group formulated recommendations for the implementation and evaluation of the project. The recommendations focus on project application and approval, project organization and implementation, and project evaluation, in which the vaccination rate, vaccine effectiveness, satisfaction, safety, health economics, and health benefits are evaluated.