This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults that had select reasons for not getting the flu vaccine during the last flu season as of 2018. According to the data, 48 percent of respondents did not get the flu vaccine because they did not trust the flu vaccine.
Percentage of U.S. adults that had select reasons for not getting the flu vaccine during the last flu season as of 2018
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
I do not trust the flu vaccine
48%
Do not feel I need it to prevent the flu
40%
The flu vaccine is not effective and therefore not worth getting
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Research!America. (May 21, 2018). Percentage of U.S. adults that had select reasons for not getting the flu vaccine during the last flu season as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/915314/flu-vaccine-avoidance-reasons-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Research!America. "Percentage of U.S. adults that had select reasons for not getting the flu vaccine during the last flu season as of 2018." Chart. May 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915314/flu-vaccine-avoidance-reasons-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Research!America. (2018). Percentage of U.S. adults that had select reasons for not getting the flu vaccine during the last flu season as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915314/flu-vaccine-avoidance-reasons-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Percentage of U.S. adults that had select reasons for not getting the flu vaccine during the last flu season as of 2018 [Graph], Research!America, May 21, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/915314/flu-vaccine-avoidance-reasons-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
