Many more seniors are getting COVID shots this year, CDC reports
Source: CBS News
November 13, 2024 / 4:53 PM EST
Nearly 4 in 10 seniors have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine so far this year, new survey data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests, marking a steep increase in vaccination rates compared with the same time last year.
The data from the CDC's National Immunization Survey estimates that 37.6% of Americans ages 65 and older had gotten a shot of this season's updated COVID-19 vaccine by Nov. 2, compared with 22.6% of older adults by the same week in 2023. Younger adults are also outpacing last year's rollout of COVID-19 shots, though not by the same large margin.
By contrast, uptake of influenza vaccines this fall among seniors – 55.3% by Nov. 2 – is almost the same as at this time last year.
Nearly all states are seeing COVID-19 vaccination rates in adults this year that are similar or better than this time last season, except for Idaho, the CDC's survey data suggests.
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