Glycaemic control, antidiabetic medications and influenza vaccination coverage among patients with diabetes in Udine, Italy.

Introduction Seasonal influenza epidemic is caused by influenza viruses and affects every year 5%–15% of the world population, 1 2 accounting for 3–5 million annual cases of severe illness and 290 000–650 000 000 deaths, with an increasing trend. 3 4 In the 2017–2018 early influenza season, European Member States experienced increasing influenza activity with excess mortality in the elderly. 5 In the same season, Italy was among the European Countries with high or very high influenza intensity for 5 weeks or more. 6 People older than 65

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