Poll: Many adults over 50 skip flu and COVID vaccines
Cătălin Roșioru
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan Feb 3 2026 This winter's brutal flu season isn't over, and COVID-19 cases have risen recently too. But a new poll taken in recent weeks shows that vaccination against both viruses lags among people 50 and over, and the national survey reveals key reasons why. In all, the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging shows, 42% of people over 50 haven't gotten either flu or COVID-19 vaccines in the past six months, though 29% have gotten both
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