Americans More Worried About Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines Than Influenza Shots: Study

Due to public concerns about COVID-19 vaccines, the study advised health professionals to only expect ‘limited demand’ for the jabs.

A soldier watches another soldier receive his COVID-19 vaccination from Army Preventative Medical Services in Fort Knox, Ky., on Sept. 9, 2021. Jon Cherry/Getty Images

Many Americans are more concerned about the safety of COVID-19 shots than they are about influenza vaccines, with only 41 percent considering COVID vaccines “very safe,” a recent study shows.

The study, published in the JAMA Network on Dec. 21, examined the public attitude to COVID-19 and influenza vaccines.