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A self-developed and prevalidated questionnaire was distributed online through social media channels such as Facebook and WhatsApp to the public from different emirates in the UAE. The males and females above 18 years old were invited to participate in our study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 265 participants responded to the survey, 142 (53.6%) males and 123 (46.4%) females. Most of the respondents had insurance coverage (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 208; 78.5%) and (83.4%) were nonsmokers. The most common reasons behind getting the vaccine were the recommendation by the doctor (29%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 57), followed by protection from illness (20%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 39) and the recommendation by family or friends (17%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 33). The most common reason behind not getting the influenza vaccine was the fear of injection (14.4%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 23), followed by other reasons with nearly the same percentage, such as avoiding medications (13.1%) and forgot to get vaccinated (12.5%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 20), and some of them think that flu is a simple vaccine and there is no need for a vaccine (12.5%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 20).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study found that suboptimal practices were common within the study population. 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