The Clinical Advisor

Approximately 2 of 5 individuals in the United States have received the influenza vaccine this season as of early November, according to recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The CDC collected survey data through early November 2016 and found that vaccination levels are similar to this time last season. Overall, about 40 percent of people have reported receiving an influenza vaccine, including 37 percent of children between 6 months and 17 years of age and 41 percent of adults older than 18 years of age.

Although the vaccine estimates for adults and children are similar to the rates from last year, the CDC is looking carefully at rates for children and for adults older than 50 years of age. The CDC observed a 3 percentage point decrease in vaccine coverage among adults older than 50 years of age between the 2014 to 2015 season and the 2015 to 2016 season. 

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