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.
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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
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
26%
Not enough time
11%
My doctor did not recommend it
8%
Not covered by my insurance
7%
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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 June 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/915314/flu-vaccine-avoidance-reasons-us/
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 June 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915314/flu-vaccine-avoidance-reasons-us/
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: June 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915314/flu-vaccine-avoidance-reasons-us/
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." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915314/flu-vaccine-avoidance-reasons-us/
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 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915314/flu-vaccine-avoidance-reasons-us/ (last visited June 16, 2025)
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/
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