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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

The Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic on Influenza Immunization in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study

Faisal Minshawi1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4677-9614
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Mohammed Samannodi2 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hassan Alwafi3 Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5627-1633
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Hamza M Assaggaf1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5563-9491
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Mohammed A Almatrafi4 Department of Pediatrics, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1520-5482
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Emad Salawati5 Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6602-3473
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Radi Alsafi1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Ruba A Alharbi3 Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Raghad F Alduais3 Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Muruj Alrehaili3 Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Shahad Tariq3 Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Rahaf Alghamdi3 Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Shumok Almatrfi3 Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Pages 1841-1849 | Received 19 Jun 2022, Accepted 24 Aug 2022, Published online: 30 Aug 2022

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