One-Third in New Survey Worried About Catching Flu, COVID, RSV in Next Three Months

More than a third of Americans say they are worried that they or one of their family members will contract a seasonal respiratory virus like the flu, COVID-19 or RSV in the coming months. The survey was conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania Oct. 5-12.

However, getting vaccinated against these viruses appeared to be less of a concern for the participants of the survey. Only about a fifth — 21 percent — said they had gotten the season flu shot this season. The report noted this was lower than the percentage of people who had gotten vaccinated against the flu at the same time last year, which was 26 percent. Read more from The Hill here.