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Vaccination Concerns, Issues, and Motivators
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The following data are estimates about vaccine confidence among adults 18 years and older. This includes COVID-19, flu, and RSV vaccination concerns, issues, and motivators. These estimates can be used to understand information gaps and develop messages to support informed decision-making.
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Surveys are conducted online using Ipsos KnowledgePanel and the NORC AmeriSpeak probability-based panels. Data are based on responses from adults 18 years and older regarding COVID-19, flu, and RSV vaccination concerns, issues, and motivators. Estimates are updated every two months. Updates to concerns and issues data alternate publishing months with the motivators data.
Surveys are conducted online using Ipsos KnowledgePanel and the NORC AmeriSpeak probability-based panels. Data are based on responses from adults 18 years and older regarding COVID-19, flu, and RSV vaccination concerns, issues, and motivators. Estimates are updated every 2 months. Updates to concerns and issues data alternate publishing months with the motivators data.
Concerns and Issues
* For October 2024, the most commonly reported vaccination concern or issue among adults 18 years and older was "possible serious or unknown side effects" for COVID-19 vaccine (30.4%) and "not concerned about getting the flu" for flu vaccine (19.7%). This was consistent across demographic subgroups but varied by intent to get vaccinated.
* For February 2025, the most commonly reported vaccination concern or issue among adults 18 years and older was "possible serious or unknown side effects" for COVID-19 vaccine (29.1%) and "not concerned about getting the flu" for flu vaccine (20.1%). This was consistent across demographic subgroups but varied by intent to get vaccinated.
* Among adults 60-74 years with high-risk condition(s) and adults 75 years and older, the most commonly reported concerns/issues about RSV vaccination were “do not know enough about RSV or the vaccine” (21.1%) and "no provider recommendation" (18.5%). This was consistent across most demographic subgroups but varied by intent to get vaccinated.
* Among adults 60-74 years with high-risk condition(s) and adults 75 years and older, the most commonly reported concerns/issues about RSV vaccination were “do not know enough about RSV or the vaccine” (18.7%), “possible serious or unknown side effects” (18.5%), and "no provider recommendation" (17.7%). This was consistent across most demographic subgroups but varied by intent to get vaccinated.
* Many adults reported no concerns or issues about these vaccines (27.2% for COVID-19; 47.3% for flu; 47.1% for RSV).
* Many adults reported no concerns or issues about these vaccines (30.8% for COVID-19; 49.4% for flu; 47.6% for RSV).
Motivators
* For November 2024, the most commonly reported vaccination motivator among adults 18 years and older was "to protect myself" for COVID-19 (40.5%), flu (48.1%), and RSV (56.5%) vaccines. This was largely consistent across demographic subgroups but varied by intent to get vaccinated.
* For March 2025, the most commonly reported vaccination motivator among adults 18 years and older was "to protect myself" for COVID-19 (37.7%), flu (45.2%), and RSV (52.9%) vaccines. This was largely consistent across demographic subgroups but varied by intent to get vaccinated.
* Some adults reported nothing would motivate them to get these vaccines (27.9% for COVID-19; 24.8% for flu; 18.2% for RSV).
* Some adults reported nothing would motivate them to get these vaccines (33.1% for COVID-19; 28.4% for flu; 20.8% for RSV).
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