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What percentage of American adults have ever had a pneumonia vaccination?

25.8% of American adults have ever had a pneumonia vaccination — about 26 in every 100, or 3 in 10. That is the figure published by the National Health Interview Survey for 2025.

Where this number comes from

Survey

National Health Interview Survey

What it measured

Respondents were asked if they ever had a pneumonia shot.

Population

U.S. adults aged 18 and over

Year

2025

95% confidence interval

25.1% to 26.5%

Work of the U.S. federal government - public domain. See the source data

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