Weekly Flu Vaccination Dashboard

Flu Vaccine Doses Distributed

• For the 2022-23 season, as of March 4, 2023, 173.37 million doses of flu vaccine have been distributed in the United States.
• Flu vaccine is produced by private manufacturers, so supply depends on manufacturers. Vaccine manufacturers have projected that they will supply the United States with as many as 173.5 million to 183.5 million doses of influenza vaccines for the 2022-2023 season.
• Additional information on supply for this and previous seasons are available.

Flu Vaccination Coverage

Flu vaccination coverage for children 6 months to 17 years based on CDC’s National Immunization Survey-Flu. Data updated April 28, 2023.

• Vaccination coverage for all children as of April 15, 2023 (55.1%) is similar to the estimate at the same time in April 2022 (55.6%), 2.3 percentage points lower compared with same time in April 2021 (57.4%), and 7.1 percentage points lower than in April 2020 at the start of the pandemic (62.2%).
• Coverage for children by race/ethnicity as of April 15, 2023:
  • Coverage this season for Black, Non-Hispanic (NH) children (51.0%) is:
    • 7.0 percentage points lower compared with Hispanic children (58.0%)
    • 9.0 percentage points lower compared with children in the Other, NH race/ethnicity group (60.0%). The “Other, NH race/ethnicity group” includes children who are Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, multiracial, and children whose parents reported their race as “Other.”
  • Coverage for White, NH children (53.6%) is 6.5% percentage points lower than children in the Other, NH race/ethnicity group and 4.4% percentage points lower than Hispanic children.
  • Coverage for all race/ethnicity groups except for White, NH children is similar to their coverage at the same time last season.
    • Coverage for White, NH children is 2.4 percentage points lower compared with same time last season (53.6% compared with 56.0%).
• Coverage estimates by metropolitan statistical area (MSA) groups for children:
  • Coverage this season for children residing in rural areas (i.e., non-MSA group) is:
    • 14.2 percentage points lower compared with children living in suburban areas (i.e., MSA, non-principal city group; 41.1% compared with 55.3%).
    • 18.7 percentage points lower compared with children living in urban areas (i.e., MSA, central city group; 41.1% compared with 59.8%).
  • Coverage this season for children residing in urban areas is 4.5 percentage points higher than children in suburban areas (59.8% compared with 55.3%).
  • Coverage this season is 3.8 percentage points lower for children living in rural areas (41.1%) compared with last season (44.9%).
• Coverage this season as of April 15, 2023 for children by age-group:
  • Coverage for children 6 months to 4 years of age is:
    • 7.9 percentage points higher compared with children 5 to 12 years of age (63.7% compared with 55.8%)
    • 17.0 percentage points higher compared with children 13 to 17 years of age (63.7% compared with 46.8%).
  • Coverage for children 5 to 12 years of age is 9.0 percentage points higher compared with children 13 to 17 years of age (55.8% compared with 46.8%).
  • For all three age groups, coverage this season is similar to their coverage at the same time last season.
• Coverage as of April 15, 2023 among states and DC ranges from 40.9% to 74.1%; national coverage is 55.1%. Coverage is similar for most jurisdictions this season compared with their coverage at the same time in April 2022 and April 2021. (Figure 2C).
• Additional flu vaccination data for children are available.

Flu vaccination coverage for pregnant persons 18 to 49 years based on data from CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink. Data updated April 28, 2023.

• Coverage as of the end of March 2023, based on data as of April 22, 2023:
  • Overall coverage is 48.9% for all pregnant persons, lowest (30.4%) for Black, Non-Hispanic (NH) pregnant persons, and highest (66.6%) for Asian, NH pregnant persons.
  • Overall coverage is 3.5 percentage points lower compared with the end of March 2022 (48.9% compared with 52.4%) and 16.6 percentage points lower than at the start of the pandemic, at the end of March 2020 (48.9% compared with 65.5%).
  • Flu vaccination coverage for pregnant persons was lower for all race/ethnicity groups at of the end of March 2023 compared with the end of March 2022:
    • 0.4 percentage points lower for Black, NH pregnant persons (30.4% compared to 30.8%).
    • 2.9 percentage points lower for Hispanic/Latino pregnant persons (48.3% compared to 51.2%).
    • 2.9 percentage points lower for Other, NH race/ethnicity pregnant persons (48.1% compared to 51.0%). The ‘Other’ group includes pregnant persons who are American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and Multiple or Other race/ethnicities.
    • 4.9 percentage points lower for White, NH pregnant persons (48.4% compared to 53.3%).
    • 2.5 percentage points lower for Asian, NH pregnant persons (66.6% compared to 69.1%).
  • Note: estimates for prior seasons for a given time period are based on the end-of-season estimates; the end-of-estimates are usually the highest estimate for that time period. For example, vaccination coverage for all pregnant persons for October 2021 when we first reported it in November 2021 was 40.8% but the end-of-season estimate for October 2021 was 48.6%. We are working to update data, visualizations, and notes to convey these expected changes over time and allow users to view and compare changes over time.

• Additional influenza vaccination data for pregnant persons are available: Coverage by Population: Pregnant Women and Vaccination Coverage among Pregnant Women

Flu vaccination coverage estimates among adults 18 and older are based on data from CDC surveys.

• Based on data from the National Immunization Survey Adult COVID Module (NIS-ACM) conducted March 2023 and March 2022 (represents vaccination coverage as of approximately mid-March). Data updated April 28, 2023. Updated estimates based on data collected in March 2023 are expected to be added on April 28, 2023.
  • National coverage for all adults, including Puerto Rico, is 2.0 percentage points higher this season compared with the same time last season (47.4% compared with 45.4%).
  • Coverage among states and DC ranges from 36.7% to 63.2%. For all states, coverage this season is similar or higher than at the same time last season.
  • Coverage this season by urbanicity or metropolitan statistical area (MSA):
    • Coverage for adults living in rural areas (44.0%) is 4.6 percentage points lower compared with adults living in suburban areas (48.6%) and 2.9 percentage points lower compared with adults living in urban areas (46.9%).
    • Coverage as of March 2023 by urbanicity comparing this season to the same time last season:
      • Coverage for adults living in rural areas this season is similar compared with same time last season (44.0% compared with 42.7%).
      • Coverage for adults living in urban areas is 2.3 percentage points higher this season compared with same time last season (46.9% compared with 44.6%).
      • Coverage for adults living in suburban areas is 2.0 percentage points higher this season compared with last season (48.6% compared with 46.6%).
  • Coverage as of March 2023 for race and ethnicity groups:
    • Coverage for this season for White, NH adults (52.8%) is 17.6 percentage points higher than Hispanic adults (35.2%), 13.7 percentage points higher than American Indian/Alaskan Native, NH (39.1%), 13.5 percentage points higher than Black, NH (39.3%), and 8.3 percentage points higher than adults in the Other/Multiple Races group (44.5%).
    • Comparing their coverage this season with the same time last season:
      • Coverage for White, NH adults is 1.5 percentage points higher this season compared with last season (52.8% compared with 51.3%).
      • Coverage for Black, NH adults is 4.3 percentage points higher this season compared with last season (39.3% compared with 35.0%).
      • Coverage for adults in the Other/Multiple Races group is 10.3 percentage points higher this season compared with last season (44.5% compared with 34.2%).
        • “Other/multiple races” group includes adults who reported more than one race or who reported their race as “Other.”
      • Coverage for these groups this season is similar compared with their coverage last season: American Indian/Alaskan Native, NH (39.1%), Asian, NH (49.3%), and Hispanic (35.2%).
      • Coverage this season for Pacific-Islander/Native Hawaiian, NH (44.3%) could not be compared to last season due to estimated being suppressed because of small sample size.
  • Coverage as of March 2023 by age groups:
    • • Coverage for adults 65 years and older (71.0%) is 19.2 percentage points higher compared with adults 50 to 64 years of age (51.8%) and 34.8 percentage points higher compared with adults 18 to 49 years of age (36.2%).
      • Coverage for adults 50 to 64 years of age (51.8%) is 15.6 percentage points higher compared with adults 18 to 49 years of age (36.2%).
      • Coverage for adults 65 years and older is higher compared to their coverage at the same time last year.

• Additional influenza vaccination data for adults from prior seasons are available.

Flu vaccination coverage among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged ≥65 years based on claims data:

• Estimates so far for the 2022-23 season as of February 25, 2023. Data updated April 28, 2023.
  • The estimate represents the minimum coverage as some claims data are still being processed.
  • An estimated 53.7% of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, 65 years and older, were vaccinated as of February 25, 2023.
  • This season so far, 32.1% of Hispanic adults, 40.2% of Black, Non-Hispanic (NH) adults, 51.4% among adults of Other, NH race/ethnicity, 53.2% of Asian, NH, and 55.2% of White, NH adults were vaccinated.

• Estimates as of the end of last flu season (2021-22):
  • 54.0% overall among adults as of May 28, 2022 at the end of 2021-22 compared with 57.8% at the end of 2020-21, and 56.2% at the end of 2019-20.
  • As of May 28, 2022, an estimated 34.4% of Hispanic adults, 40.0% of Black, HN, 51.7% among adults of Other, NH race/ethnicity, and 55.5% of White, NH adults, and 54.5% of Asian, NH adults were vaccinated.

Flu Vaccination Locations:

For the 2022-23 season, for adults 18 and older:

• An estimated 1.02 million more doses have been administered in pharmacies this season as of week ending April 8, 2023 compared with the same time in April 2022 (41.48M compared with 40.46M). Data updated April 28, 2023.
  • 47.67 million doses were administered in pharmacies at the same time in April 2021 and 35.42 million in April 2020 at the start of the pandemic.
• An estimated 2.93 million fewer doses have been administered in physician medical offices this season so far as of week ending April 8, 2023 compared with the same time in April 2022 (27.96M compared with 30.89M).  Data updated April 28, 2023.
  • 32.79 million doses were administered in medical offices at the same time in April 2021 and 36.88 million in April 2020 at the start of the pandemic.
• Data for vaccinations received at workplaces and other locations are not available.