{"id":701737,"date":"2026-01-22T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:10:03","slug":"ai-health-tools-raise-safety-concerns-plus-flu-vaccine-myths-spread-during-record-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-information-trust\/ai-health-tools-raise-safety-concerns-plus-flu-vaccine-myths-spread-during-record-season\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Health Tools Raise Safety Concerns. Plus, Flu Vaccine Myths Spread During Record Season \u2014 The Monitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n\tclass=\"no-sidebar wp-block-kff-shared-content--blank-slate wp-block-kff-shared-content\">\n\t\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-content-main\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-content-main__content__inner\">\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-block-block\" style=\"background-color:#001c34;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hide-group-block-on-mobile has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#001c34;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/series\/the-monitor\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/250825_The-Monitor_Hero_Desktop_2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-687380\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:1280px;height:220px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/250825_The-Monitor_Hero_Desktop_2.png 2560w, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/250825_The-Monitor_Hero_Desktop_2.png?resize=300,53 300w, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/250825_The-Monitor_Hero_Desktop_2.png?resize=768,135 768w, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/250825_The-Monitor_Hero_Desktop_2.png?resize=1024,180 1024w, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/250825_The-Monitor_Hero_Desktop_2.png?resize=1536,270 1536w, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/08\/250825_The-Monitor_Hero_Desktop_2.png?resize=2048,360 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hide-group-block-on-desktop has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#001c34;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/series\/the-monitor\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/250825_The-Monitor_Hero_Hero-Image_Mobile.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-687283\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/250825_The-Monitor_Hero_Hero-Image_Mobile.png 940w, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/250825_The-Monitor_Hero_Hero-Image_Mobile.png?resize=300,96 300w, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/250825_The-Monitor_Hero_Hero-Image_Mobile.png?resize=768,245 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c19ea4e6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:900px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-843b9e6d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>VOLUME 38<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:18px; padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-22T08:00:00-05:00\">January 22, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ai-health-tools-raise-safety-concerns-plus-flu-vaccine-myths-spread-during-record-season\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">AI Health Tools Raise Safety Concerns. Plus, Flu Vaccine Myths Spread During Record Season<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ec8ea0af wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-authors\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-authors__list wp-block-kff-shared-authors__list--show-seperators\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/person\/irving-washington\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-authors__author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIrving Washington\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-authors__seperator\">,<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/person\/hagere-yilma\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-authors__author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHagere Yilma\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-authors__seperator\">,<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-authors__seperator\">\n\t\t\t\t\tand\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/person\/joel-luther\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-authors__author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoel Luther\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:25px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-highlights\">Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New features from AI companies, like ChatGPT Health and Claude for Healthcare, aim to provide <a href=\"#ai-health-products\">personalized health guidance<\/a> as OpenAI reports more than 40 million daily users seek health information from its chatbot, but concerns remain about AI providing wrong or dangerous health advice, particularly around mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And as the U.S. experiences its highest flu levels in 25 years, a <a href=\"#flu-vaccine\">vaccine-strain mismatch<\/a> may be contributing to claims that flu vaccines are ineffective, despite evidence that vaccines still reduce severe illness and death and protect against other circulating strains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:25px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ai-amp-emerging-technology\">AI &amp; Emerging Technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-4-font-size\" id=\"ai-health-products\">AI Companies Launch Health Products as Millions Seek Medical Advice From AI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/10294-01.22.2026-Image-2-web.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/10294-01.22.2026-Image-2-web.png?w=1024\" alt=\"A laptop screen screen displaying a list is viewed over the shoulders of two people comparing it to a paper bill held in hand.\" class=\"wp-image-701830\" style=\"width:1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/10294-01.22.2026-Image-2-web.png 2000w, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/10294-01.22.2026-Image-2-web.png?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/10294-01.22.2026-Image-2-web.png?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/10294-01.22.2026-Image-2-web.png?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/10294-01.22.2026-Image-2-web.png?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">KFF\/ <em>Getty Images<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What\u2019s happening?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Two artificial intelligence (AI) companies announced new health-related features this month, with \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/introducing-chatgpt-health\/\">ChatGPT Health<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/news\/healthcare-life-sciences\">Claude for Healthcare<\/a>\u201d both allowing users to connect their medical records and wellness apps to the chatbots for personalized health guidance. The companies say the features are not intended to be used for diagnosis or treatment, but rather aim to help users navigate everyday health questions by grounding responses in users\u2019 own health data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">The new tools come as OpenAI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/01\/05\/chatgpt-openai-health-insurance-aca\">reports<\/a> that more than 40 million people globally turn to ChatGPT daily for health information, with users asking 1.6 to 1.9 million health insurance questions per week about comparing plans, handling claims, billing, and coverage. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.openai.com\/pdf\/2cb29276-68cd-4ec6-a5f4-c01c5e7a36e9\/OpenAI-AI-as-a-Healthcare-Ally-Jan-2026.pdf\">report<\/a> from OpenAI which draws from anonymized conversations and a survey of ChatGPT users, Americans are using ChatGPT to decode medical bills, appeal insurance denials, and at times self-diagnose or manage their care. More than 5% of all ChatGPT messages globally are about health care, according to OpenAI\u2019s report. KFF will continue to monitor how the public reports using AI tools for health information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why this matters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">ChatGPT and other generative AI models can give wrong and potentially dangerous advice, particularly in conversations about mental health. OpenAI faces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/11\/07\/openai-chatgpt-lawsuits-safety\">multiple lawsuits<\/a> from people who say loved ones harmed or killed themselves after interacting with the tool, and several states have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/12\/13\/states-ai-health-care-policy-laws\">passed laws<\/a> banning chatbots from providing mental health and therapeutic decision making.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">KFF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/public-opinion\/kff-health-tracking-poll-public-use-and-trust-in-health-care-apps-and-websites\/\">polling<\/a> has shown that only about one in three adults (32%) say they would trust an online health tool that uses AI to access their medical records to provide personalized health information. Despite this low level of trust, the use of AI chatbots for health questions and the expansion into more personalized health features by leading AI companies suggests that the convenience offered by these tools may outweigh concerns about accuracy and safety, or that some users may not be aware of gaps in these areas. Health communicators and providers should be aware of how patients are using these tools and provide guidance on their appropriate use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:25px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-social-media-and-ai-policy-roundup\">Social Media and AI Policy Roundup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-4-font-size\" id=\"h-study-shows-team-based-content-moderation-improves-consensus\">Study Shows Team-Based Content Moderation Improves Consensus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A common challenge in content moderation of incorrect or harmful information is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/full\/10.1126\/sciadv.adg6799\">people do not agree on what is true<\/a>. A December <a href=\"https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/document\/11303357\">study<\/a> from the Annenberg School for Communication found that content moderators working in teams reached higher levels of agreement on controversial content moderation decisions compared to working alone. The experiment involved over 600 politically diverse moderators and found that \u201cstructured social interaction\u201d strengthened accuracy and agreement in content moderation decisions. The findings come as some major platforms have scaled back content moderation efforts to prioritize free speech and diverse thinking, with Meta <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/01\/07\/business\/meta-fact-checking\">ending its third-party fact-checking program<\/a> in 2025 and X <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/x-corp-musk-australia-staff-safety-bc4772369cab1fe8dd975132fd8d61ed\">reducing its trust and safety teams<\/a>. Even before these changes, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-information-trust\/kff-health-misinformation-tracking-poll-pilot\/\">2023 KFF poll<\/a> found that most adults (69%) said social media companies were not doing enough to limit the spread of false and inaccurate health information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-4-font-size\" id=\"h-visa-restrictions-target-content-moderators-and-fact-checkers\">Visa Restrictions Target Content Moderators and Fact-Checkers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A December <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-administration-orders-enhanced-vetting-applicants-h-1b-visa-2025-12-04\/\">directive<\/a> from the State Department instructed immigration officers to deny H-1B visas to individuals who worked in fact-checking, content moderation, trust and safety, or other activities the administration considers censorship of Americans\u2019 speech. In response, the International Fact-Checking Network issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poynter.org\/news-release\/2025\/ifcn-statement-on-u-s-visa-restrictions-targeting-fact-checkers\/\">statement<\/a> calling the policy a misunderstanding of fact-checking, arguing that the practice strengthens public debate rather than censoring it. Imran Ahmed, the CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c33mx6j5jrvo\">among European figures barred from receiving a visa<\/a> and has sued the Trump administration, claiming the denial is \u201cpunishment\u201d for his organization\u2019s work combatting misinformation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-4-font-size\" id=\"h-grok-s-explicit-images-highlight-legal-ambiguities-in-ai-liability\">Grok\u2019s Explicit Images Highlight Legal Ambiguities in AI Liability<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reports indicate that X\u2019s Grok chatbot is being used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-01-07\/musk-s-grok-ai-generated-thousands-of-undressed-images-per-hour-on-x\">create AI-generated nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII) of women and children<\/a>, which can <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC11155207\/\">harm victims\u2019 mental health<\/a> through depression, anxiety, PTSD, and suicidal ideation. X has since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/15\/business\/grok-ai-images-x.html\">announced<\/a> that it would restrict Grok from generating explicit images of real people in jurisdictions where such content is illegal, but these reports have raised questions about who is liable when AI causes documented psychological harm. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ofcom-launches-investigation-into-xs-grok-ai-platform-76decbe2\">International regulators<\/a> have warned of investigations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/11\/world\/asia\/malaysia-indonesia-grok-ban.html\">other actions<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2026\/01\/12\/texas-democrats-call-on-ag-ken-paxton-to-investigate-elon-musks-ai-chatbot-grok\/\">lawmakers in the U.S.<\/a> have expressed concern. Legal observers have characterized the AI-generated images as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/01\/07\/grok-bikini-images-legal-elon-musk\">testing ground<\/a> for whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/crs-product\/R46751\">Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act<\/a>, which provides legal immunity to online platforms for user-generated content, extends to harmful or illegal AI-generated content. Legal efforts to regulate AI have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/12\/11\/nx-s1-5638562\/trump-ai-david-sacks-executive-order\">largely stalled<\/a> in the U.S., but a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/146\">bill<\/a> signed into law last year criminalizes sharing NCII, including AI-generated images, and requires platforms to remove them. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/15\/business\/grok-ai-images-x.html\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:25px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-recent-developments\">Recent Developments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-4-font-size\" id=\"flu-vaccine\">Flu Vaccine Misconceptions Spread During One of the Worst Flu Seasons in Decades<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/10924-01.22.2026-Image-1-CDC-24150-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"684\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/10924-01.22.2026-Image-1-CDC-24150-web.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A woman wearing a cloth mask receives a bandage on her shoulder from a health care professional. \" class=\"wp-image-701840\" style=\"width:1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/10924-01.22.2026-Image-1-CDC-24150-web.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/10924-01.22.2026-Image-1-CDC-24150-web.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/10924-01.22.2026-Image-1-CDC-24150-web.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/10924-01.22.2026-Image-1-CDC-24150-web.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/www.kff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/10924-01.22.2026-Image-1-CDC-24150-web.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lauren Bishop \/ <em>CDC<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What\u2019s happening?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Misleading claims that flu vaccines are ineffective or weaken the immune system have circulated during the ongoing respiratory virus season, which has seen the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/05\/health\/flu-highest-level-25-years\">highest flu levels in 25 years<\/a>. The surge in cases is largely driven by <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/flu-subclade-k-cdc-vaccine-ca9bd270ca70602775168b0b651e3b2a\">a new mutation of the virus<\/a>, called subclade K, that emerged after the season\u2019s vaccine formulation was finalized in March. Each year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/vaccine-process\/vaccine-selection.html\">scientists predict what strains<\/a> to include in the coming season\u2019s flu vaccine, but subclade K only became the dominant strain after those decisions were made, creating a mismatch between the vaccine and the circulating virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Where confusion about flu vaccines is emerging<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">The vaccine-strain mismatch may be contributing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/07\/health\/flu-shot-myths-facts#:~:text=Myth%3A%20There%E2%80%99s%20no%20point%20in%20getting%20a%20flu%20vaccine%20since%20it%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20match%20the%20new%20strain%2C%20subclade%20K.\">claims<\/a> that the vaccine is ineffective. Senator Rand Paul, for example, questioned the vaccine\u2019s effectiveness on a podcast in mid-January, specifically citing the strain mismatch and suggesting that claims about crossover protection are &#8220;inflated.&#8221; While this season\u2019s vaccine was not specifically designed to target subclade K, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/23800265\/\">evidence from prior influenza seasons<\/a> shows that flu vaccines can still provide some protection from infection when they are mismatched to the dominant circulating strain. Vaccination also helps to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0264410X21005624?dgcid=author\">protect against severe outcomes<\/a>, including hospitalization and death.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Statements by health officials may also contribute to concern over the safety of the flu vaccine. For example, a video clip of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appearing on a podcast in 2020 has been shared widely online recently. In the clip, Kennedy says he would not take a flu shot \u201cin a million years\u201d and claims that the vaccine can make people susceptible to other infections. Other HHS officials have claimed that randomized controlled trials do not show that the flu vaccine protects against influenza, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/07\/health\/flu-shot-myths-facts\">fact-checkers<\/a> note that flu vaccines are designed primarily to reduce the risk of hospitalization and death. Although clinical trials are typically too small to reliably measure these relatively rare outcomes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org\/article\/S1198-743X(25)00474-4\/fulltext\">meta-analyses<\/a> have demonstrated that flu vaccines reduce these risks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Others have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-information-trust\/public-trust-in-vaccine-information-misrepresented-vaccine-studies-and-hiv-and-prep-stigma\/#flu-vaccine\">claimed<\/a> that the flu vaccine increases the risk of being infected with flu. While flu vaccines can cause some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccine-safety\/vaccines\/flu.html\">side effects<\/a> that may resemble flu-like illness, they contain inactivated or attenuated versions of the virus that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfid.org\/can-a-flu-vaccine-give-you-the-flu\/\">cannot cause flu infection<\/a>, and vaccination <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/cid\/article\/57\/6\/789\/329048\">is not associated<\/a> with higher rates of other, non-influenza infections. Because flu vaccines do not fully protect against infection and multiple strains can circulate in the same season, vaccinated individuals can still become infected with influenza, but this does not mean the vaccine caused the infection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Conflicting guidance may contribute to further confusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/74\/wr\/mm7432a2.htm?s_cid=OS_mm7432a2_w\">Guidelines<\/a> published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in August 2025 recommended that everyone aged six months or older receive routine annual influenza immunization. However, as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/other-health\/tracking-key-hhs-public-health-policy-actions-under-the-trump-administration\/\">broader changes to federal vaccine policy<\/a>, HHS issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/decision-memo-adopting-revised-childhood-adolescent-immunization-schedule.pdf\">memo<\/a> in January reducing the number of vaccines recommended for all children and moving six vaccines, including influenza, from routine recommendations to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/acip\/vaccine-recommendations\/shared-clinical-decision-making.html\">shared clinical decision making<\/a>,\u201d a process where health care providers and parents decide individually whether vaccination is appropriate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Physician organizations, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/press-center\/ama-press-releases\/ama-statement-changes-childhood-vaccine-schedule\">American Medical Association (AMA)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/publications.aap.org\/aapnews\/news\/34104\/AAP-CDC-plan-to-remove-universal-childhood-vaccine\">American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)<\/a>, have criticized the changes and reaffirmed their support for routine childhood vaccinations, including flu vaccines. KFF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/public-opinion\/kff-tracking-poll-on-health-information-and-trust-tylenol-autism-link-and-vaccine-policies\/\">polling<\/a> has shown that larger shares of the public trust their own health care providers and physician associations like the AMA and AAP than the CDC for reliable vaccine information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why this matters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">The misleading narratives about flu vaccines and the shifting federal guidance come as flu vaccination rates have already declined from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/fluvaxview\/coverage-by-season\/vaccination-2019-2020.html\">pre-pandemic levels<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/fluvaxview\/dashboard\/index.html\">around 43% for both adults and children<\/a>. Older adults, pregnant people, and people with underlying health conditions face the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/highrisk\/index.htm\">highest risk<\/a> of severe illness, hospitalization, or death from influenza. While these groups typically have <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC10372982\/\">higher flu vaccination rates than the general public<\/a>, the ongoing severe season and the vaccine-strain mismatch may create an environment that allows misleading claims about the flu vaccine to spread, potentially impacting vaccine uptake and hesitancy among these vulnerable groups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">For children, the federal government\u2019s decision to move pediatric flu vaccines to the shared clinical decision making category could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/other-health\/the-new-federal-vaccine-schedule-what-changed\/\">introduce additional barriers to vaccine access<\/a> and potentially result in lower vaccination rates. The move comes as smaller shares of parents view flu vaccination as important. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/public-opinion\/kff-the-washington-post-survey-of-parents\">KFF\/Washington Post Survey of Parents<\/a> found that while about nine in ten parents view routine immunizations for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) and polio as important for children in their community to get, a much smaller share (56%) said the same for the flu vaccine. Similarly, while at least eight in ten parents express confidence in the safety of MMR and polio vaccines for children, smaller shares (65%) say they are confident the flu vaccines are safe for children. HHS framed the decision as part of an effort to restore trust, but it remains unclear what effect the changes will have. KFF will continue to monitor how changing federal guidance impacts trust in vaccines and public health efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:25px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-from-kff\">More From KFF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">KFF Policy Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/other-health\/the-new-federal-vaccine-schedule-what-changed\">The New Federal Vaccine Schedule for Children: What Changed and What Are the Implications?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">KFF Tracker: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/other-health\/tracking-key-hhs-public-health-policy-actions-under-the-trump-administration\/\">Tracking Key HHS Public Health Policy Actions Under the Trump Administration<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">KFF Health News: <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/news\/article\/cosmetic-surgery-advertisements-big-promises-little-scrutiny-lawsuits\/\">Advertisements Promising Patients a \u2018Dream Body\u2019 With Minimal Risk Get Little Scrutiny<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:290px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-kff-sticky-menu is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-899e6947 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-4 is-position-sticky wp-block-block\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>About The Health Information and Trust Initiativ<\/strong>e:<\/strong> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/health-information-and-trust\/\">Health Information and Trust Initiative<\/a> is a KFF program aimed at tracking health misinformation in the U.S., analyzing its impact on the American people, and mobilizing media to address the problem. 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