Interim Results: Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccination Coverage --- United States, October--December 2009

Interim Results: Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccination Coverage --- United States, October--December 2009
Weekly
January 22, 2010 / 59(02);44-48

On January 15, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr).

In July 2009, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) issued recommendations for use of the influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccine (1). Recognizing that the vaccine supply would not be ample immediately but would grow over time, ACIP identified 1) initial target groups, consisting of approximately 160 million persons, and 2) a limited vaccine subset of the target groups, initially estimated at 42 million persons (and more recently estimated at 62 million persons), to receive first priority while the 2009 H1N1 vaccine supply was limited (1). ACIP recommended expanding vaccination to the rest of the population as vaccine supplies increased. To estimate 2009 H1N1 vaccination coverage to date for the 2009--10 influenza season, CDC analyzed results from the National 2009 H1N1 Flu Survey (NHFS) and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey, conducted during December 27, 2009--January 2, 2010, and December 1--27, 2009, respectively. The results indicated that, as of January 2, an estimated 20.3% of the U.S. population (61 million persons) had been vaccinated, including 27.9% of persons in the initial target groups and 37.5% of those in the limited vaccine subset. An estimated 29.4% of U.S. children aged 6 months--18 years had been vaccinated. Now that an ample supply of 2009 H1N1 vaccine is available, efforts should continue to increase vaccination coverage among persons in the initial target groups and to offer vaccination to the rest of the U.S. population, including those aged ≥65 years (2).

To provide both timely estimates of 2009 H1N1 vaccination coverage and reliable estimates of coverage in priority populations (e.g., the initial target groups and the limited vaccine subset*), CDC used two separate surveys, NHFS and BRFSS. NHFS is a new survey, scheduled to operate from October 2009 through June 2010 to track 2009 H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccination coverage nationally on a weekly basis. NHFS is a random-digit--dialed telephone survey based on a rolling weekly sample of respondents with landline and cellular telephones. Monthly targets were set to achieve approximately 4,889 completed interviews from landline households and 1,111 from cellular-only or cellular-mostly households, or approximately 6,000 interviews in all. To determine influenza vaccination status, respondents were asked whether they (or their child) had received "an H1N1 flu vaccination" since September, and if so, in which month.† The NHFS estimates presented in this report show the percentage of respondents interviewed during the week of December 27, 2009--January 2, 2010, who reported receiving vaccine from October 1, 2009 to the date of interview. Unvaccinated NHFS respondents also were asked: "How likely are you to get an H1N1 flu vaccination between now and June 2010?"

Because the weekly sample sizes from NHFS are not large enough for reliable estimation of vaccination coverage among persons in individual initial target groups, CDC also used BRFSS, which collected vaccination coverage data for most of the initial target groups on a monthly basis. BRFSS conducts state-based, random-digit--dialed telephone surveys of the noninstitutionalized U.S. population aged ≥18 years to determine the prevalence of health conditions and health risk behaviors. Since 2001, BRFSS has included questions on seasonal influenza vaccination in its core survey. To determine 2009 H1N1 vaccination coverage, BRFSS respondents in 49 states (all except Vermont) and the District of Columbia were asked if they (or their child in 39 of these states and the District of Columbia) had been vaccinated for the "H1N1 flu" since September, and if so, in which month?§ BRFSS results in this report represent the percentage of respondents who reported receiving 2009 H1N1 vaccine during the period from October 1, 2009, through the date of interview during December 1--27, 2009.

For both NHFS and BRFSS, respondents with missing influenza vaccination information were excluded. Results from both surveys were weighted to reflect selected demographic and geographic population estimates and analyzed by statistical software that accounts for survey design. Statistical significance of differences was assessed by t-test. For NHFS, the Council of American Survey and Research Organizations (CASRO) response rate for the first 13 weekly sample groups was 34% for landline telephone respondents and 26% for cellular telephone respondents; the cooperation rate was 43% for landline and 57% for cellular. During December 2009, the BRFSS median CASRO response and cooperation rates were 50% and 74%, respectively.¶

From October 10, 2009 to January 2, 2010, the weekly NHFS percentage of U.S. residents who reported they had received at least 1 dose of 2009 H1N1 vaccine rose to 20.3% (Figure). According to NHFS data, of the 24 million vaccine doses administered in the United States through mid-November, an estimated 21 million (85%) went to persons in the initial 2009 H1N1 target groups. By the end of December, this percentage had declined to 74% (48 million of the 65 million doses administered). For the survey week December 27, 2009--January 2, 2010, NHFS data indicated that 29.4% of children aged 6 months--18 years (22 million) had received at least 1 dose of vaccine, including 33.0% of children aged 6 months--4 years (Table 1). Among children aged 6 months--9 years, an age group recommended to receive 2 doses of 2009 H1N1 vaccine, 34.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 26.6%-- 42.6%) had received at least 1 dose; among these children, 17.8% (CI = 10.1%-- 25.5%) had received 2 doses.

According to NHFS estimates, vaccination coverage was 27.9% among persons included in the 2009 H1N1 initial target groups and 37.5% among those in the limited vaccine subset, two populations estimated to number 160 million (CI = 144--176 million) and 62 million (CI = 51--73 million) respectively in the United States (Table 1). Among BRFSS survey respondents during December 1--27, estimated coverage for specific initial target groups was 38.0% for pregnant women, 22.3% for health-care personnel, and 11.6% for adults aged 25--64 years with high-risk medical conditions. Among NHFS respondents during November 29--December 26, coverage was 13.9% for adults who live with or provide care for infants aged <6 months (Table 2).

BRFSS estimates of 2009 H1N1 vaccination rates generally were higher among non-Hispanic whites than among non-Hispanic blacks. However, this difference was statistically significant only among adults aged 25--64 years with high-risk conditions (13.1% [CI = 11.1%--15.1%] versus 5.4% [CI = 2.5%--8.3%]) and health-care personnel (25.6% [CI = 22.5%--28.7%] versus 7.6% [CI = 3.3%--11.9%]).

Among the December 27--January 2 NHFS participants who had not yet received 2009 H1N1 vaccination, 10.9% (CI = 7.4%--14.4%) said they definitely intended to get vaccinated by June 2010; an additional 22.5% (CI = 18.6%--26.4%) said they would probably get vaccinated. Among parents of unvaccinated children, 21.1% (CI = 10.7%-- 31.5%) said they definitely intended to have their children vaccinated, and 17.7% (CI = 10.6%--24.8%) said they probably would have their children vaccinated.

Reported by
JA Singleton, MS, TA Santibanez, PhD, PJ Lu, PhD, H Ding, MD, GL Euler, DrPH, Immunization Svc Div, GL Armstrong, MD, Div of Viral Diseases, BP Bell, MD, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; M Town, MS, L Balluz, ScD, Div of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC.

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