This is a data page. Include references and links to the source of your data.
COVID-19 Vaccination
ACIP recommends use of COVID-19 vaccines for everyone ages 6 months and older. COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines may be administered on the same day. See the COVID-19 Vaccine: Interim COVID-19 Immunization Schedule for additional information.
Using the schedule
To make vaccination recommendations, healthcare providers should:
Determine needed vaccines based on age (Table 1)
Determine appropriate intervals for catch-up, if needed (Table 2)
Assess for medical conditions and other indications (Table 3)
Review special situations (Vaccination Notes)
Review contraindications and precautions to vaccination (Appendix)
November, 3 2022
Overview
Flu can be serious and lead to hospitalization or death. Flu vaccination is the best way to protect against flu. Between 140,000 and 710,000 people were hospitalized with flu each year during 2010–2020. People from some racial and ethnic minority groups are more likely to be hospitalized with flu. Compared to White adults, flu hospitalization rates* are:
Nearly 80% higher among Black adults
30% higher among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults
20% higher among Hispanic adults
Vaccination may not always prevent infection, but it can make symptoms less severe and reduce the risk of being hospitalized. Since 2010, flu vaccination coverage has been consistently lower among Black, Hispanic, and AI/AN adults. During the 2021–2022 season, flu vaccination coverage was 54% among White adults, 42% among Black adults, 38% among Hispanic adults, and 41% among AI/AN adults. There are many reasons for these inequities, including lack of access to health care and insurance, missed opportunities to vaccinate, and misinformation and distrust. Racism and prejudice are known to worsen inequalities. In addition to disparities in vaccine uptake, there are likely other factors contributing to worse outcomes for some groups.
Increasing equitable vaccine uptake requires addressing the range of reasons why people do not get vaccinated. Over the past two years, CDC has begun two programs to address vaccination barriers and raise awareness about the importance of flu vaccination, specifically among people from racial and ethnic minority groups: the Partnering for Vaccine Equity (P4VE) program and a targeted flu vaccination campaign.
Challenges
Access: People from some racial and ethnic minority groups face barriers to health care in general and, specifically, lack easy access to vaccination. Last flu season, adults with insurance, a healthcare provider, and a medical checkup in the past year were more likely to get a flu vaccine compared with those without. Hispanic adults were less likely to have insurance. Hispanic and AI/AN adults, as well as adults of other races, were less likely to have a healthcare provider and a checkup in the past year. These data suggest lack of healthcare access is contributing to flu vaccination disparities. Further, lack of access to culturally competent providers remains a barrier to vaccination for many people from racial and ethnic minority groups.
Missed opportunities to vaccinate: Among adults who reported a recent medical checkup, vaccination coverage was lower among Black, Hispanic, AI/AN, and other/multiple race adults than among White adults. This suggests that healthcare providers are missing opportunities to vaccinate people from some groups during routine medical appointments.
Mistrust and misinformation: Misperceptions about how severe flu can be and misinformation about vaccine safety have hurt flu vaccination uptake for years. Systemic racism and historical events have added to a lack of confidence in flu vaccination.
https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/flu-inequities/
October, 23 2022
Maps, charts, and data provided by CDC, updates Mon-Fri by 8 pm ET
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home
October, 23 2022