IAMH is bringing community-centered influenza education and outreach to Mississippi—connecting families with trusted information, trusted messengers, and practical steps toward prevention.
These historical 2025–26 estimates provide a baseline for outreach planning. They are not results from the September 2026–March 2027 data.
Mississippi adults · 2025–26
35.7%
Estimated cumulative adult influenza vaccination coverage through February 21, 2026.
United States · 2025–26
46.5%
National adult coverage for the same weekly cumulative reporting period.
Mississippi · 2024–25 comparison
40.9%
The comparable prior-season estimate was 5.2 percentage points higher.
Coverage comparison
Mississippi has room to close the gap.
Community outreach can help make reliable information, trusted recommendations, and vaccination access more visible.
Mississippi
35.7%
United States
46.5%
MS prior season
40.9%
Source:
CDC National Immunization Survey–Fall Respiratory Virus Module, weekly cumulative adult influenza vaccination coverage dataset. Mississippi’s 2025–26 estimate has a 95% confidence interval of 32.7%–38.7%. Review the CDC dataset.
What shapes action
Confidence grows through trusted information.
CDC findings show a strong relationship between flu vaccination and three behavioral drivers: concern about illness, confidence in vaccine safety, and belief that vaccination is important.
01
Concern about flu
Adults reporting moderate to high concern were more likely to report flu vaccination.
58.8%
moderate/high concern
36.8%
little/no concern
02
Confidence in safety
Adults who considered the flu vaccine safe reported substantially higher uptake.
62.0%
considered safe
20.5%
did not
03
Belief it matters
Adults who considered vaccination important to protect themselves were more likely to act.
59.3%
considered important
8.8%
did not
43.7%
Provider recommendation remains a major opportunity.
Fewer than half of U.S. adults reported that a healthcare provider recommended flu vaccination during the 2025–26 season.
CDC · January 2026
Campaign in the community
Trusted voices. Clear answers. Local reach.
The awareness brings the same message into family conversations, faith communities, and healthcare settings: get informed, ask questions, and choose the next step with confidence.
Protect what mattersPrevention messages connect personal health decisions with family and community protection.
Stronger familiesWarm, family-centered outreach keeps protection relevant across generations.
Community-centered outreachFaith leaders and community partners help make prevention messages familiar and local.
Use these ready-to-share IAMH vaccine-safety graphics to support conversations with families, community partners, faith organizations, and healthcare audiences across Mississippi.
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Vaccine Safety Graphic 1
Ready-to-share square awareness creative for social media, newsletters, and community outreach.
Explore trusted stories and practical guidance about lifelong vaccination, flu prevention, chronic health conditions, and protecting children and families.
Lifelong protection
Vaccines For Life
Routine vaccination belongs alongside everyday healthy habits. This quick message shows how vaccines help protect people throughout every stage of life.
Flu is contagious and vaccine-preventable, and it can cause serious complications for people with chronic health conditions. Prevention is a serious health priority.
Flu vaccines are updated each year. Use current public-health guidance and speak with a trusted healthcare professional about vaccination and your individual health needs.
Data note:
CDC’s monthly dashboard reported 43.9% national adult flu vaccination coverage as of January 2026. The comparable weekly dataset used above reported 46.5% nationally and 35.7% in Mississippi through February 21, 2026. Monthly and weekly estimates use different interview windows and should not be compared as if they were the same measure.
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