Americans More Worried About Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines Than Influenza Shots: Study

Published on January 2, 2024

Many Americans are more concerned about the safety of COVID-19 shots than they are about influenza vaccines, with only 41 percent considering COVID vaccines “very safe,” a recent study shows. The study, published in the JAMA Network on Dec. 21, examined the public attitude to COVID-19 and influenza vaccines. Researchers conducted a survey between July 7 and July 16, 2023, collecting data from 1,430 individuals. Nearly equal shares of respondents claimed that COVID-19 vaccines (42 percent) and influenza vaccines (40 percent) were effective against serious illness or hospitalizations. However, “views diverged on vaccine safety, where a higher share said influenza vaccines are very safe compared with COVID-19 vaccines,” the shares being 55 percent and 41 percent, respectively....

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