Flu Vaccine Uptake Among Healthcare Personnel Stays Steady

COVID vaccine uptake, however, saw a slight rise in 2024-25 compared to the year prior.

April 6, 2026

Key Highlights

Flu vaccination among healthcare personnel increased slightly to 76.3% in 2025, with coverage ranging from 78.4% to 80.6% since 2015-16.
COVID-19 vaccine uptake among HCP rose to 40.2% in 2025, up from 31.3% in the previous year.
Vaccination rates are highest among pharmacists, physicians, and hospital-based workers, while assistants and long-term care staff have lower rates.
Employer vaccination requirements significantly boost coverage, reaching 97.3%, compared to 73.9% with recommendations and 42.6% without any policy.
A multipronged approach, including education and employer mandates, is recommended to increase vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel.

Flu and COVID vaccine uptake among healthcare personnel (HCP) remained similar or improved over the previous year’s uptake, according to a report in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. CIDRAP has the news.

A survey conducted in spring 2025 showed that an “estimated 76.3% of HCP reported receiving a flu vaccine,” compared to 75.4% for the 2023-24 season. Coverage ranges from 78.4% to 80.6% since the 2015-16 season. 40.2% of HCP reported receiving the 2024-25 COVID vaccine, which was up from 31.3% in 2023-24.

Flu vaccination rates were highest “among pharmacists (94.6%), physicians (92.6%), and hospital-based workers (88.3%), while lower rates were observed among assistants and aides (69.0%) and those working in long-term care settings (70.5%).” Workplace policies were also strongly associated with vaccination uptake. Among “HCP whose employers required flu vaccination, coverage reached 97.3%, compared with 73.9% for those whose employers recommended but didn’t require the vaccine and 42.6% among those whose employers neither required nor recommended the vaccine.”

The authors concluded that a “multipronged approach, including educating HCP about vaccination recommendations, coupled with employer vaccination requirements, recommendations, or on-site offer for vaccinations, might increase influenza and COVID-19 vaccination coverage.”