Jan 14, 2025 - Health
Mapped: Flu vaccines for kids
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Fewer U.S. children have received flu vaccines this season than did last flu season.
The big picture: Flu vaccinations of children have decreased in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, per the Centers for Disease Control.
- More than 50% of U.S. children received flu shots in the winter of 2019-2020. That number is now shy of 41%.
Zoom in: Flu levels were very high in Texas through the last week of 2024, per the CDC.
- 43.2% of Texas children were vaccinated against the flu through mid-December, compared to 44.5% in December 2023.