Publication date: Jan 27, 2025
Democrats are more likely to be vaccinated for COVID-19 than Republicans. It is unknown if political polarization surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine has affected flu vaccine uptake. The purpose of this study is to examine the partisan differences in annual flu vaccine uptake before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This study uses longitudinal panel survey data from the Understanding America Study (UAS), spanning from 2015 to 2024. Using self-reported flu vaccination and partisanship over time, I estimate the odds ratios of flu vaccination for partisan groups before the COVID-19 pandemic, during the pre-vaccination phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, and after the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. In pre-COVID years, the predicted probability of flu vaccination was 0. 54 ([0. 52,0. 56], P
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Annual | beliefs |
| Democrats | Covid-19 |
| Influenza | vaccination |
| Republicans | |
| Vaccinated |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | influenza |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |