More than three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, about half (53%) the public says they would likely get an annual COVID-19 vaccine if offered similar to an annual flu shot, the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor finds. This includes about a third (32%) who would be “very likely” to do so.
The findings provide a window into the potential uptake of an annual COVID-19 vaccine, which the Food and Drug Administration has raised as a potential option to provide future protection from the virus.
Larger shares of people who typically get an annual flu shot (76%) say they are likely to get an annual COVID-19 vaccine than those who don’t normally get a flu shot (26%). Not surprisingly, the vast majority (81%) of people who are already vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 say they would be likely to get an annual shot. CONTINUED
Kaiser Family Foundation
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