The Operational Feasibility of Vaccination Programs Targeting Influenza Risk Groups in the World Health Organization (WHO) African and South-East Asian Regions

Background Influenza vaccination is uncommon in low-resource settings. We evaluated aspects of operational feasibility of influenza vaccination programs targeting risk groups in the World Health Organization (WHO) African (AFR) and South-East Asian (SEAR) Regions. Methods We estimated routine immunization and influenza vaccination campaign doses, doses per vaccinator, and cold storage requirements for 1 simulated country in each region using evidence-based population distribution, vaccination schedule, and vaccine volumes. Influenza vaccination targeted persons
We investigated the operational feasibility of preseasonal influenza vaccination campaigns in countries in World Health Organization (WHO) African and South-East Asian Regions. Influenza vaccination campaigns targeting most risk groups substantially increase doses and doses per vaccinator over routine immunization baselines.