Influenza vaccination policy in children in selected developed countries
| Country [reference] | Influenza vaccination recommendation for children | Description |
| USA [9], Canada [10] | Universal | Age ≥6 months: vaccination recommended for all children, but priority for vaccine supply given to children aged 6–59 months and children in high-risk groups and (in Canada) Aboriginal children |
| Australia [11, 12] | Universal | Age ≥6 months: vaccination recommended for all children, but offered free to Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander children aged 6–59 months and children in high-risk groups Children in Western Australia aged 6–59 months are offered free vaccination |
| UK | Mixed | Age 6–23 months: targeted vaccination offered to children in high-risk groups Age 24 months–16 years: universal offer of vaccination (since September 2013) |
| Finland [13] | Mixed | Age 6–35 months: universal offer of vaccination to children Age ≥36 months: targeted vaccination offered to children in high-risk groups |
| Slovakia [13] | Mixed | Age 6 months–12 years: universal offer of vaccination to children Age ≥12 years: targeted vaccination offered to children in high-risk groups |
| Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark [13] and New Zealand [14] | Targeted | Age ≥6 months: targeted vaccination for children in high-risk groups |