The 2020-2021 influenza vaccination campaign was extraordinary.
On the one hand, the improvement in vaccination coverage was notable both among the target population (over 65 years and people at risk), with an average increase of 8 points, and among healthcare professionals, particularly in nursing homes (1 ).
On the other hand, the circulation of the influenza virus has been almost zero, probably thanks to various barrier measures.
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France is still in a state of health emergency and the epidemic evolution to come is uncertain, while we observe a growing relaxation of barrier gestures.
However, if there was no influenza epidemic in 2020, the influenza has not disappeared and the threats of respiratory and cardiovascular complications for populations at risk remain significant: an influenza infection increases up to 10 times the risk of heart attack within 7 days of influenza infection, and up to 8 times the risk of stroke within 28 days of influenza infection, including
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