Influenza immunization policies: Which could be the main reasons for differences among countries?

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Table 1. EU/EEA Member States recommendations for influenza vaccinations in the general population.

HEALTHY CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
UNIVERSAL VACCINATION: Austria, Estonia, Poland
≥6–24 MONTHS: Latvia, Slovenia
≥6–36 MONTHS: Finland
≥6–59 MONTHS: Malta
≥2–4 YEARS: UK England, UK Wales
≥2–11 YEARS: UK Northern Ireland, UK Scotland
11 YEARS: UK Wales
≥6 MONTHS-12 YEARS: Slovakia
NO RECOMMENDATION: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, France, Germany
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain,
Sweden
ADULTS
≥18 YEARS: Austria, Estonia, Poland
≥50 YEARS: Belgium, Ireland
≥55 YEARS: Malta
≥59 YEARS Slovakia
≥60 YEARS: Germany, Greece, Iceland, Netherlands,Portugal
≥65 YEARS: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France,
Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Norway, Romania, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, UK.