Summary of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Statement for 2025–2026
NACI recommends that seasonal influenza vaccine should be offered annually to anyone six months of age and older who does not have a contraindication to the vaccine. Influenza vaccination is particularly important for people at high risk of influenza-related complications or hospitalization, people capable of transmitting influenza to those at high risk, and others as outlined in the Statement.
Authors
- Winnie Siu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5772-1509)
- Angela Sinilaité
- Katarina Gusić
- Jesse Papenburg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4232-871X)
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Public Health Agency of Canada (CA)
- Montreal Children's Hospital (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- National Influenza Center (MN)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canada Communicable Disease Report
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14745/ccdr.v51i09a01
- Primary Topic
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Public Health Agency
- Indigenous Services Canada
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Health Canada