More than three-quarters of American adults didnāt get a covid shot last season, a figure that health care experts warn could rise this year amid new U.S. government recommendations.
The covid vaccine was initially popular. About 75% of Americans had receivedĀ at least one doseĀ of the first versions of the vaccine by early 2022, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows. But only about 23% of American adults got a covid shot during the 2024-25 virus season, well below the 47% of American adults who got a flu shot. The vaccination rates forĀ flu,Ā measles, and tetanus are also going down.