The COVID States Project #71: Childhood COVID-19 vaccine uptake and intentions

Trujillo, Kristin Lunz; Lazer, David; Simonson, Matthew D; Pippert, Caroline H; Perlis, Roy H.; Baum, Matthew; Ognyanova, Katherine; Druckman, James N.; Santillana, Mauricio; Quintana, Alexi; Uslu, Ata; Green, Jon; Safarpour, Alauna; Lin, Jennifer; Qu, Hong; Shere, Anjuli

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“…Earlier studies showed lower COVID-19 vaccine confidence among Hispanic populations, but in our study, Hispanic parents reported higher COVID-19 vaccine acceptance for their children than non-Hispanic parents [ 24 , 35 ]. Our finding is consistent with more recent studies of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake among Hispanic populations [ 26 , 27 , 29 ]. These changes in attitudes may be due to targeted community outreach over the course of the pandemic and the cumulative burden of disease suffered by the Hispanic community [ 1 , 35 ].…”

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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among US Parents: A Nationally Representative Survey

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Cole

Liang

et al. 2022

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

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Background Little was known about US parental attitudes, beliefs, and intentions surrounding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines for children before their introduction. Methods An online cross-sectional nationally representative survey of US parents/guardians of children < 18 years old via Ipsos KnowledgePanel, fielded from October 26, 2021 to November 30, 2021. Results Response rate was 64.2% (3230/5034). For children ages 0–4 years, 51.5% of parents were likely to have their children vaccinated, and for ages 5–11 and 12–17, 54.0% and 69.7% of parents, respectively, reported they were likely to vaccinate or had already vaccinated their children. Among respondents with unvaccinated children, 25.2% (ages 0–4) and 22.0% (ages 5–11) reported they would seek COVID-19 vaccination for their children as soon as authorization occurred. Factors associated with willingness to have children receive a COVID-19 vaccine were: belief in benefits of COVID-19 vaccination (odds ratio [OR] = 6.44, 5.68, 4.57 in ages 0–4, 5–11, and 12–17 respectively), acceptance of routine childhood vaccines (OR = 6.42, 5.48, 1.76), parental COVID-19 vaccination (OR = 1.85, 3.70, 6.16), perceptions that pediatric COVID-19 is severe (OR = 1.89, 1.72, 1.35), Hispanic ethnicity (OR = 2.07, 2.29, 2.60), influenza vaccine acceptance (OR = 1.07, 0.88, 1.62), presence of children of another age group in the household (OR = 0.71, 0.71, 0.65), and attitudinal barriers to COVID-19 vaccination (OR = 0.30, 0.26, 0.49). Conclusions Belief in the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination and acceptance of routine childhood vaccines are the strongest predictors of intention to vaccinate children. Further research is needed to track how parental attitudes change as more data about pediatric COVID-19 vaccines become available and how intentions translate into pediatric vaccine uptake.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among US Parents: A Nationally Representative Survey

Hammershaimb

Cole

Liang

et al. 2022

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

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“…Previous research has found vaccinated parents much more likely than unvaccinated parents to be willing to vaccinate their children [8,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Prior studies have also found likelihood of child vaccination higher among parents of older children, older parents, higher educated parents, Democrat-affiliated parents, insured parents, higher income parents, Hispanic and Asian parents, parents with routine influenza vaccine behavior, and male gender [12,13,15,21,22,31,32]. Unlike past research, we find lower income parents have higher odds for willingness on three of four multivariate models.…”

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Parental compliance and reasons for COVID-19 Vaccination among American children

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COVID-19 vaccination rates among children have stalled, while new coronavirus strains continue to emerge. To improve child vaccination rates, policymakers must better understand parental preferences and reasons for COVID-19 vaccination among their children. Cross-sectional surveys were administered online to 30,174 US parents with at least one child of COVID-19 vaccine eligible age (5–17 years) between January 1 and May 9, 2022. Participants self-reported willingness to vaccinate their child and reasons for refusal, and answered additional questions about demographics, pandemic related behavior, and vaccination status. Willingness to vaccinate a child for COVID-19 was strongly associated with parental vaccination status (multivariate odds ratio 97.9, 95% confidence interval 86.9–111.0). The majority of fully vaccinated (86%) and unvaccinated (84%) parents reported concordant vaccination preferences for their eligible child. Age and education had differing relationships by vaccination status, with higher age and education positively associated with willingness among vaccinated parents. Among all parents unwilling to vaccinate their children, the two most frequently reported reasons were possible side effects (47%) and that vaccines are too new (44%). Unvaccinated parents were much more likely to list a lack of trust in government (41% to 21%, p < .001) and a lack of trust in scientists (34% to 19%, p < .001) as reasons for refusal. Cluster analysis identified three groups of unwilling parents based on their reasons for refusal to vaccinate, with distinct concerns that may be obscured when analyzed in aggregate. Factors associated with willingness to vaccinate children and reasons for refusal may inform targeted approaches to increase vaccination.

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“…Despite progress in COVID-19 vaccination rates among 12–17 year-olds since FDA emergency authorization in May 2021, to date, 9.9 million or nearly half of U.S. adolescents remain unvaccinated ( 5 – 7 ) in comparison to 61–85% of U.S. adults depending on age group ( 33 ). As such, concerns about parental pediatric vaccine refusal are growing.…”

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“…As of December 8, 2021, however, just 51% (~12.8 million) of 12–17 year-olds were fully vaccinated ( 5 ). With 9.9 million youth remaining unvaccinated, a slow-down in vaccine uptake has become a growing concern ( 5 – 7 ). Consequently, understanding factors contributing to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among this age group is urgent.…”

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confidence: 99%

Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Adolescents 12–17 Years Old: Examining Pediatric Vaccine Hesitancy Among Racially Diverse Parents in the United States

Gray

Fisher

2022

Front. Public Health

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As of December 8, 2021, 9.9 million U.S. adolescents ages 12–17 years old remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) despite FDA emergency approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use among this age group in May 2021. A slow-down in adolescent vaccine uptake and increased likelihood of hospitalization among unvaccinated youth highlight the importance of understanding parental hesitancy in vaccinating their adolescent children against COVID-19. Racial/ethnic disparities in pediatric COVID-19 infection and hospitalization further underscore the need to examine parental vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among diverse U.S. parent populations. In October 2021, 242 Hispanic and non-Hispanic Asian, Black, and White parents of adolescents ages 12–17 years participated in a national online survey assessing determinants of COVID-19 pediatric vaccine hesitancy. Compared to Asian, Black, and Hispanic parents, non-Hispanic White parents reported reduced odds of having vaccinated their adolescent. Bivariate analyses and a multivariable binomial logistic regression indicated that identification as non-Hispanic White, parental COVID-19 vaccine status and safety measures, COVID-19 misconceptions, general vaccine mistrust and COVID-19 related collectivist and individualist attitudes accounted for 45.5% of the variance in the vaccine status of their adolescent children. Our findings draw attention to the urgent need to consider the COVID-19 beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of parents from diverse racial/ethnic groups in developing population tailored public health messaging to increase adolescent COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

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The COVID States Project #71: Childhood COVID-19 vaccine uptake and intentions

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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among US Parents: A Nationally Representative Survey

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Among US Parents: A Nationally Representative Survey

Parental compliance and reasons for COVID-19 Vaccination among American children

Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Adolescents 12–17 Years Old: Examining Pediatric Vaccine Hesitancy Among Racially Diverse Parents in the United States

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