More Americans have been getting flu shots this year, apparently heeding the advice of health officials fearful of a flu and coronavirus double pandemic, public health officials said Wednesday.
But the flu vaccination rate for Black children is down, fueling worries that Black Americans may be turning away from shots.
“It’s certainly a point of concern,” said Dr. Ram Koppaka of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which posted new flu vaccination data Wednesday. “We’ll monitor this over the coming weeks very closely.”
So far there’s been little flu going around, CDC officials say.
Flu vaccine manufacturers are producing a record 194 million to 198 million doses for the annual season, a big jump from the 175 million for last flu season.
A survey conducted in early November found that 49% of U.S. adults had been vaccinated, up from 44% who had gotten flu shots by the same point in 2019, the CDC said.
Of course it is, they are counting flu cases as Covid cases, just like if you got shot, you are a covid case not a shooting victim!!!