Fewer Kansans have gotten the flu shot. Is it too late in the season to get one?
For the best protection against the flu , federal and state health officials recommend most people be vaccinated by the end of October. As of Nov. 4 — only a few days after the recommended deadline — 497,791 Kansas residents, or 17.1% of the population, have gotten the flu shot, according to the latest data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. So far, that’s the smallest percentage of Kansans who have gotten the flu shot since at least the 2019 to 2020 flu season, data shows. But that number may continue to climb as we get later into the flu season and as more vaccine records are uploaded into the state immunization registry. How many Kansans get the flu shot each year? Here’s how many Kansans got the flu shot each season since 2019, according to the KDHE’s Influenza Vaccine Data dashboard. The data comes from the Kansas Immunization Registry , where vaccines administered in the state are reported. The percentage rates represent “the approximate coverage estimate of the overall population that would be vaccinated against the flu.” Flu shots given each influenza season in Kansas 2019-2020: 792,274 (27.2%) 2020-2021: 850,922 (29.2%) 2021-2022: 862,342 (29.6%) 2022-2023: 832,602 (28.6%)
