In an interview, Dr Eric Lee Kim Hor, a consultant paediatrician from Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur, spoke on the importance of vaccination in the prevention of influenza among children, resulting in the prevention of coinfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) resulting in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as well as reduction of burden on the healthcare system.Sponsored as an educational programme by SANOFI PASTEUR c/o sanofi-aventis (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.