U.S. Disability Rates Have Risen Sharply Since Rollout of mRNA COVID-19 Shots

The number of Americans reporting a disability has risen sharply since the rollout of mRNA COVID-19 shots in early 2021, reaching a record high of 37.03 million people aged 16 and older in July 2026, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).1 In February 2021, two months after the […]
