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Results: Out of 3002 respondents, 76% reported being \u201cup-to-date\u201d on all of their recommended vaccinations, 86% reported understanding why the influenza vaccine was needed annually, 79% reported believing the influenza vaccine was safe, and 83% reported understanding that vaccines, in general, were important for health. However, only 49% reported receiving the influenza vaccine in the fall of 2023, and 46% received a COVID-19 vaccine (68% of those who received one received the other). More than half of the respondents (55%) reported that they found it difficult to keep track of which vaccines were recommended for them, while 74% indicated that they valued the opinion of their healthcare provider (HCP) when deciding whether to be vaccinated against influenza, and 73% said they would not hesitate to receive multiple vaccines at the same time if their HCP recommended it. Conclusions: These findings highlight the ongoing need for education and outreach in Canada.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/vaccines12111230","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,29]],"date-time":"2024-10-29T06:29:57Z","timestamp":1730183397000},"page":"1230","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Attitudes, Beliefs, and Self-Reported Rates of Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Canadian 2023\u20132024 National Influenza and Respiratory Viruses Survey"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Samir","family":"Sinha","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Section of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Sinai Health and University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada"},{"name":"Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1C5, Canada"},{"name":"National Institute on Ageing, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Natalie","family":"Iciaszczyk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute on Ageing, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bertrand","family":"Roy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Affairs Americas, CSL Seqirus, Montreal, QC H9H 4M7, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wendy","family":"Boivin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Medical Affairs Americas, CSL Seqirus, Montreal, QC H9H 4M7, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"World Health Organization (2024, September 13). 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