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Article History

Received: 16 October 2024

Accepted: 25 November 2024

First Online: 2 December 2024

Declarations

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: The Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Coverage Survey (SIVCS) was conducted in compliance with the Public Opinion Research Contract Regulations (SOR/2007 − 134), ensuring that all public opinion research followed proper guidelines, including transparency and data handling. It also adhered to the Privacy Act, guaranteeing the protection of personal information. Additionally, the Policy on Communications and Federal Identity was respected, ensuring that all communications were factual and accessible. All necessary confidentiality rules were applied to the data, and if required, data were suppressed to prevent the identification of respondents. Consent was implied through continued participation after a voluntary and confidentiality statement was read to respondents. The methodology was qualitatively tested, and the research protocols were approved in accordance with the respective privacy and data ethics standards. The data collected adhered to the legal obligations to ensure no personal data was released, and the information was processed as mandated by the Public Opinion Research Contract Regulations and Privacy Act, preventing any direct or residual disclosure of identifiable data.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.