According to the data, around 10.5 percent of respondents said that they received an influenza vaccination because they did not want to transmit the disease to others. This statistic depicts the leading three reasons Canadians received influenza vaccinations in 2021.
Leading three reasons for getting an influenza vaccination among Canadian adults in 2021
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
To prevent infection/don't want to get sick
37.1%
Receive it yearly (no specific reason)
30.1%
If I don't, I can transmit to others (family, at-risk people, friends)
Adapted from Statistics Canada, canada.ca, January 6 and February 11, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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