Vaccine 33 (2015) 3299–3305

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Factors associated with influenza vaccination in middle and older aged Australian adults according to eligibility for the national vaccination program Amalie Dyda a,∗ , C. Raina MacIntyre a , Peter McIntyre b , Anthony T. Newall a , Emily Banks c , John Kaldor d , Bette Liu a a

School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Sydney, NSW, Australia c National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia d Kirby Institute, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia b

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Article history: Received 19 January 2015 Received in revised form 11 May 2015 Accepted 19 May 2015 Available online 30 May 2015 Keywords: Adult vaccination Influenza

a b s t r a c t Background: In Australia, influenza vaccination is recommended and provided free of charge for all adults aged ≥65 years and those aged