3 studies uncover flu, COVID vaccine reluctance, impact of mental illness on uptake Three new observational studies on influenza and COVID-19 vaccine uptake find that more than a third of US adults say they don't need any vaccines, 64% of French healthcare workers got the flu shot but not the COVID vaccine in 2022-2023, and psychiatric illness is tied to a significantly higher likelihood of receiving a flu vaccine but lower odds of getting a COVID vaccine. CIDRAP

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A national survey today by Ohio State University investigators reveals that 56% of 1,006 US adults plan to get vaccinated against the flu this year, and 43% say they will receive a COVID-19 vaccine, but 37% say they don't need vaccines, and the same proportion say they've been vaccinated before but won't do so this year. Respondents aged 65 and older are the most likely to receive recommended vaccines.

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