1 in 3 parents don't plan to vaccinate their kids against the flu this year

A third of parents don't intend to vaccinate their children against the flu this year — despite the Covid-19 pandemic — according to a new University of Michigan poll. Three-quarters of parents to toddlers plan to get their kids the flu shot, but that figure is 65% for parents of teens. Of those who don't plan to vaccinate against the flu this year, 1 in 7 say it's because they don't want to risk exposing their kids to Covid-19 at a health site. Around 40% are concerned about side effects, while a third are worried the vaccine isn't effective. Nearly all of the parents who said they had their child vaccinated against the flu last year plan to do the same this year, compared to 28% of parents who didn't vaccinate last year who plan to provide the shot this year.