Most Americans not getting COVID-19 booster this fall, survey says

Life During Covid-19,Vaccines,Public Health

Posted on AllSides August 1, 2025

Washington Examiner

From the Right

Washington Examiner

AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right

See full bias rating for Washington Examiner Learn about media bias

More than half of Americans are not planning on getting their updated COVID-19 shot this fall.

Nearly six in 10 Americans say they are not planning on getting the updated vaccine ahead of the 2025-2026 cold and flu season, according to a new survey from the healthcare think tank KFF. That includes 37% who said they are “definitely not” getting the vaccine.

Read Full Story

Related Coverage

AllSides Picks

Dr. Fauci Pleads the Fifth

Story of the Week

Dr. Fauci Pleads the Fifth

AllSides Staff

July 30th, 2026

ESPN

Headline Roundup

Aaron Rodgers Criticizes Fauci, ESPN During Pat McAfee Show Appearance

August 4th, 2026

When the DSA Moment Has Arrived

Recommended Reading

When the DSA Moment Has Arrived

Dan Schnur

August 3rd, 2026

The Insight: What NYC's City-Run Grocery Stores Mean for America

The Insight

The Insight: What NYC's City-Run Grocery Stores Mean for America

AllSides Staff

July 31st, 2026

More News about Life During COVID-19

News from the Left

News from the Center

News from the Right

Fauci expressed disillusionment with 'rambling, crazy' Trump in journal

The Guardian

Fauci's 'diary' seemingly undermines COVID-19 narrative: Rand Paul

NewsNation

Young Doctor Fauci

American Thinker

Student loan defaults hit record highs in wake of COVID-tied payments pause expiration

CBS News (Online)

Tulsi Gabbard Drops Documents She Says Relate to COVID, Fauci—View in Full

Newsweek

Fauci's newly released COVID diaries reveal bizarre fixation on fame as pandemic deaths mounted

Fox News Digital

FDA chooses Dr. Vinay Prasad to lead biologics, vaccines division

CNN Digital

Who Is Vinay Prasad? RFK Jr. Taps Pharma Critic to Lead FDA Vaccine Program

Newsweek

Don't call it 'safe': Public records suggest Canada didn't accurately track COVID vaccine injuries

Just The News

We Were Badly Misled About the Event That Changed Our Lives

New York Times (Opinion)

5 Years Later: America Looks Back at the Impact of COVID-19

Pew Research Center

NC tax preparers plead guilty in $25M pandemic-relief fraud scheme

Just The News

Mapped: All the cases of new Covid variant XEC reported in Europe so far

The Independent

Pandemic Lockdowns Made the World Ruder

Reason

Legacy media ignores massive Anthony Fauci document release alleging he misled Congress on COVID origins

OutKick

Dr. Anthony Fauci says keeping schools shut down for so long amid COVID "was not a good idea"

CBS News (Online)

Assessing Claims About Job Growth Under Joe Biden

The Dispatch Fact Check

Most Americans not getting COVID-19 booster this fall, survey says

Washington Examiner

C.D.C. Considers Ending 5-Day Isolation Period for Covid

New York Times (News)

New XEC Covid variant starting to spread

BBC News

COVID-19 booster critic tapped to lead FDA vaccine program

Washington Examiner

New COVID strain quickly becomes most dominant in U.S.

Axios

Fauci backtracks on year-long pandemic school closures, admits they were 'mistake'

WKRC 12

Biden's vax-focused COVID-19 website obliterated by White House, replaced with 'true origins' virus guide

Fox News Digital

The IRS will waive $1 billion in penalties for people and firms owing back taxes for 2020 or 2021

Associated Press

After COVID, WHO defines disease spread 'through air'

Reuters

Fired College Professor Sues Tim Walz over Minnesota’s Covid Vaccine Mandate

National Review (News)

U.S. students' math scores plunge in global education assessment

Axios

Deaths linked to excessive drinking surged during COVID-19 pandemic: CDC

The Hill

The Times, They Aren't Changin'

ZeroHedge