Willingness to vaccinate children against COVID-19 declined during the pandemic

Goldman, RD.; Hart, RJ.; Bone, JN.; Olson, PG.; Keitel, Kristina; Manzano, Sergio; Gualco, Gianluca; Krupik, Danna; Schroter, Stephanie; Weigert, RM.; Chung, SunHee; Thompson, GC.; Muhammad, Nina; Shah, Pareen; Gaucher, NO.; Hou, M.; Griffiths, J.; Lunoe, MM.; Evers, M.; Rochat, Cosette Pharisa; Nelson, CE.; Gal, Moran Shefler; Baumer-Mouradian, SH.

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.02.069

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“…Regarding SARS-CoV-2 politics perceptions, determinants showed moderate and strong associations with vaccination willingness (see Table 4 ). Prior investigations have demonstrated associations between governmental trust and vaccine hesitancy and between the subjective level of COVID-19 knowledge and vaccine uptake during the pandemic [ 36 , 47 , 48 , 53 , 59 , 60 , 61 ]. This study came to a different conclusion because participants overall had high subjective levels of COVID-19 knowledge and low governmental trust.…”

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COVID-19 Vaccine for Children: Determinants and Beliefs Contributing to Vaccination Decision of Parents in Germany 2021/2022

Purrmann,

Speichert,

Bäuerle

et al. 2023

Vaccines

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To reduce the number of COVID-19 cases, vaccines were rapidly made available worldwide. For a strategically targeted response to the COVID-19 pandemic, population vaccination coverage was to be maximized. The target groups also included healthy children. In this context, it is important to understand the determinants and beliefs that lead parents to favor or oppose COVID-19 immunization in children. This study aimed to investigate parents’ COVID-19 vaccination willingness in Germany for children aged 5–11 years in 2021/2022. For this purpose, the determinants and beliefs behind parents’ vaccination decisions were examined. Descriptive analysis and bivariate correlations were performed on COVID-19 vaccination willingness and parents’ mental health status, general vaccination attitudes, and SARS-CoV-2 politics perceptions. In total, 2401 participants fully participated in this cross-sectional study. The COVID-19 vaccination uptake (71.4%) outweighed the vaccination refusal (19.4%). Correlations revealed higher vaccine acceptance in parents presenting full vaccination certificates (90.9%), COVID-19 immunizations (99.9%), or increased COVID-19 fear (93.6%). Vaccination-refusal was associated with higher perceived pressure by COVID-19 vaccination campaigns (87.7%), higher experienced restrictions due to COVID-19 protective measures in parents’ social environment (83.6%), and engagement against COVID-19 protective measures (51.6%). Besides general anxiety, no significant correlations were observed between parents’ mental health variables and vaccination willingness. Although several factors are ultimately associated with vaccination willingness, future vaccination campaigns should prioritize reducing pressure, increasing trust, and considering parents’ differentiation between familiar and unfamiliar pathogens during their vaccination decision-making process.

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COVID-19 Vaccine for Children: Determinants and Beliefs Contributing to Vaccination Decision of Parents in Germany 2021/2022

Purrmann,

Speichert,

Bäuerle

et al. 2023

Vaccines

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U.S. Parental Vaccine Hesitancy and the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Scoping Review

Baker,

Cook

2024

The Journal of School Nursing

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Parental vaccine hesitancy has been a hotly debated issue long before the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, the emergence of a new vaccine during this public health crisis made even pro-vaccine individuals reconsider vaccines for their children. This scoping review was conducted to understand why parents expressed hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine for children under 12 years old. The search included primary sources of evidence published in English from 2020–2022. A final 41 articles met the criteria. Overall, more vaccine-hesitant characteristics were non-white, female, lower education level, lower income, on public insurance, conservative political affiliation, younger age, and rural residence. Concerns affecting confidence in the vaccine were the risk of possible side effects and lack of trust in the development of the emergency approval of the vaccine. School nurses can acknowledge parental fears and provide parents with evidence-based information when communicating with them about vaccinations.

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Willingness to vaccinate children against COVID-19 declined during the pandemic

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COVID-19 Vaccine for Children: Determinants and Beliefs Contributing to Vaccination Decision of Parents in Germany 2021/2022

COVID-19 Vaccine for Children: Determinants and Beliefs Contributing to Vaccination Decision of Parents in Germany 2021/2022

U.S. Parental Vaccine Hesitancy and the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Scoping Review

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