In 2019, around 37 percent of U.S. adults who did not plan on getting an influenza vaccination for the 2019-20 flu season stated concerns about possible side effects from the vaccine as a major reason. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who did not plan to get an influenza vaccination for the 2019-2020 flu season for select reasons.
Percentage of U.S. adults who did not plan to get an influenza vaccination for the 2019-2020 flu season for select reasons
Characteristic
Major reason
Minor reason
Concerned about side effects from the vaccine
37%
22%
Believe that flu vaccines do not work very well
36%
27%
Never get the flu
26%
27%
Some other reason
25%
18%
Concerned about getting the flu from the vaccination
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National Opinion Research Center. (December 3, 2019). Percentage of U.S. adults who did not plan to get an influenza vaccination for the 2019-2020 flu season for select reasons [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128498/adults-reasons-against-flu-shot-us/
National Opinion Research Center. "Percentage of U.S. adults who did not plan to get an influenza vaccination for the 2019-2020 flu season for select reasons." Chart. December 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128498/adults-reasons-against-flu-shot-us/
National Opinion Research Center. (2019). Percentage of U.S. adults who did not plan to get an influenza vaccination for the 2019-2020 flu season for select reasons. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128498/adults-reasons-against-flu-shot-us/
National Opinion Research Center. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Did Not Plan to Get An Influenza Vaccination for The 2019-2020 Flu Season for Select Reasons." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128498/adults-reasons-against-flu-shot-us/
National Opinion Research Center, Percentage of U.S. adults who did not plan to get an influenza vaccination for the 2019-2020 flu season for select reasons Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128498/adults-reasons-against-flu-shot-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who did not plan to get an influenza vaccination for the 2019-2020 flu season for select reasons [Graph], National Opinion Research Center, December 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128498/adults-reasons-against-flu-shot-us/
