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Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans were skipping out on important vaccines, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study finds.
The agency published data earlier this year finding that up to 87 percent of American adults who were due a routine vaccine in 2018 missed at least one shot.
Less than half of U.S. adults got the flu shot that year.
While the study is from before the pandemic, it shows that the issue of Americans not getting their shots proceeds the Covid crisis.
It also reflects some of the issues health officials have had getting some people to get their second shot of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine.
Up to 87% of Americans scheduled for a routine vaccine in 2018 skipped a shot, and less than half of Americans got their flu shot (file photo)
Despite low rates of vaccine coverage, researchers note that the amount of Americans getting their shots every year is actually gradually increasing
Researchers gathered data for a variety of vaccines, including flu shots, pneumococcal, herpes, hepatitis, HPV and tetanus
