Researchers collected responses online and via telephone from 1,005 participants between Aug. 11 and 15. Participants were over 18 and across the 50 states and Washington, D.C.
Six key findings:
- Forty-one percent of respondents are either undecided or do not plan to get vaccinated against flu this season.
- Sixty-five percent of adults 65 years and older plan to get a flu vaccine.
- Only 20 percent of respondents are “very or extremely worried” about flu infection.
- Only 32 percent of respondents are “extremely or very confident” about the safety of receiving flu and COVID-19 vaccines at the same time.
- Forty-one percent of respondents said they would not receive COVID-19 and flu vaccinations at the same time.
- Seventy-eight percent of respondents would be willing to take flu antiviral medication if prescribed by a doctor or other healthcare professional to help reduce severe symptoms.
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