Immunizations and Asian Americans

In 2017, Asian/Pacific Islander adults aged 65 years and older were 20 percent less likely to receive the pneumonia shot, compared to non-Hispanic white adults of the same age group.
In 2017, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander children aged 19 to 35 months reached the Healthy People goal for immunizations for hepatitis B, MMR (measles-mumps-rubella), polio and chicken pox.
Asian/Pacific Islander women were 20 percent less likely to be immunized against HPV, in 2015.

Adults (Hepatitis)

Percentage of adults ages 19-49 years, high risk groups, who ever received 3 or more doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, 2017
Asian American*	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
39.7	36.6	1.1
*All data in the above surveys relate to non-Hispanic Asians and non-Hispanic Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders.

Source: CDC 2018. Vaccination Coverage among Adults in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2017. Box 2, Table 2.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/adultvaxview/pubs-resources/NHIS-2017.html

Adults (Influenza)

Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 65 years and older who received the influenza (flu) shot, 2019-2020 season
Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
76.7	71.9	1.1

CDC 2020. Flu Vaccination Coverage, United States, 2019–20 Influenza Season.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/fluvaxview/coverage-1920estimates.htm#additional

Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 and over who received the influenza (flu) shot, 2019-2020 season
Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
52.3	52.8	1.0

CDC 2020. Flu Vaccination Coverage, United States, 2019–20 Influenza Season.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/fluvaxview/coverage-1920estimates.htm#additional

Adults (Pneumonia)

Age-adjusted percentage of adults aged 65 years and older who ever received the pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot), 2017
Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
55.6	73.2	0.8

Source: CDC 2018. Vaccination Coverage among Adults in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2017. Table 2.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/adultvaxview/pubs-resources/NHIS-2017.html

Age-adjusted percentage of high risk adults aged 19 to 64 years who ever received the pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia shot), 2015
Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
21.5	24.0	0.9

Source: CDC 2017. Surveillance of Vaccination Coverage Among Adult Populations — United States, 2016. Table 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/ss/ss6611a1.htm

Adults (HPV)

Percentage of women ages 19 to 26, who ever received at least 1 dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, 2015
Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
36.3	44.7	0.8

Source: CDC 2017. Surveillance of Vaccination Coverage Among Adult Populations — United States, 2016. Table 1.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/ss/ss6611a1.htm

Adolescents (Hepatitis)

Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who received 3 doses of the hepatitis B vaccination, 2019
Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
90.3	93.8	1.0

Adolescents (MMR)

Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who received 2 doses of measles, mumps, rubella vaccination, 2019
Asian American Only	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
93.0	93.1	1.0

Adolescents (Tdap)

Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who received 1 dose of the tetanus-diphtheria booster or Tdap, 2019
Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
89.7	91.1	1.0

Adolescents (HPV)

Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who ever received up to 3 doses of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, 2019
Asian American	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
90.3	93.8	1.0

Source: CDC 2020. Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years — United States, 2019. Supplementary Table 1.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-managers/coverage/teenvaxview/pubs-presentations/NIS-teen-vac-coverage-estimates-2019-tables.html

Children (DTaP)

Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 4 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP), 2017
Asian American	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
89.1	--	83.0	1.1	--

Children (Hib)

Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), 2017
Asian American Only	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
95.2	90.9	92.9	1.0	1.0

Children (Hepatitis B)

Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – primary series hepatitis B (Hep B) vaccine, 2017
Asian American	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
94.7	90.7	91.1	1.0	1.0

Children (MMR)

Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 1 dose of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), 2017
Asian American	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
95.1	--	91.2	1.0	--

Children (Polio)

Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 3 doses of polio, 2017
Asian American	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American / Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
96.7	91.2	92.3	1.0	1.0

Children (Chicken Pox)

Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received the universally recommended vaccination – 1 dose varicella vaccine (chicken pox), 2017
Asian American	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
95.7	--	90.3	1.1	--

Children (Fully Immunized)

Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who are fully immunized, 2017 (4:3:1:3)
Asian American	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders	Non-Hispanic White	Asian American/ Non-Hispanic White Ratio	Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders / Non-Hispanic White Ratio
72.4	--	71.5	1.0	--

Source: CDC 2018. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19–35 Months — United States, 2017. Supplementary Table 1.
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/59414

Last Edited: 06/09/2025