Prada-García, CaminoFernández-Espinilla, VirginiaHernán-García, CristinaSanz-Muñoz, IvánMartínez-Olmos, JoséEiros, Jose MCastrodeza-Sanz, Javier2023-05-032023-05-032022-09-05http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21101In Spain, the 2021/22 influenza season overlapped with the sixth wave of the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19). Influenza is a major public health problem associated with high morbidity and mortality. The objectives of this study were to determine the knowledge, perceptions and practices of influenza vaccination in the Spanish population, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic, with special attention paid to people over 65 years of age. A cross-sectional study was carried out by conducting 2211 telephone interviews. It was observed that 81.6% of people ≥ 65 years were vaccinated annually or with some frequency compared to 35.5% of those under 65 years (penAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/COVID-19Spainelderlyinfluenza vaccinesurveyvaccination coverageAdultAgedCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanPandemicsRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2SpainSurveys and QuestionnairesVaccinationresearch article36078854open access10.3390/ijerph1917111391660-4601PMC9518428https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/17/11139/pdf?version=1662385501https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9518428/pdf