Table 1 Priority groups for influenza vaccination

People aged 60 or over

People under 60 years, at high risk of complications from influenza:

• Adults with chronic cardiovascular (including hypertension), neurological, or respiratory disease (including asthma, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and cystic fibrosis).

• Adults with:

○ Diabetes

○ Morbid obesity (body mass index ≥ 40 in adults)

○ Chronic kidney disease and nephrotic syndrome

○ Hemoglobinopathies and anaemia

○ Haemophilia, other coagulation disorders and chronic bleeding disorders, as well as recipients of blood products and multiple transfusions

○ Asplenia or severe splenic dysfunction

○ Chronic liver disease, including chronic alcoholism

○ Severe neuromuscular diseases

○ Immunosuppression

○ Cancer and malignant haematological diseases

○ Cochlear implant or waiting to receive one

○ Cerebrospinal fluid fistula

○ Celiac disease

○ Chronic inflammatory disease

○ Disorders and diseases that lead to cognitive dysfunction: Down syndrome, dementia and others