Over 80 Percent of Americans Refused the Last COVID Booster: Study

Despite health authorities’ continued push for people to stay up to date on boosters, public interest appears to be waning. A recent study reveals why.

Pfizer and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccines at a clinic in Richmond, Va., in a Nov. 17, 2022, file image. Steve Helber/AP Photo

Most Americans eligible for a COVID-19 bivalent booster chose not to get it, and researchers say they now know why. 

Previous research found that over 80 percent of Americans eligible for the booster decided against it. A new survey administered between February 13 and March 29 of nearly 2,200 Arizona respondents, averaging 53 years old, revealed why those who chose to forgo the booster did so in the fall of 2022.